Blind Americans Return to Work Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Sessions
Introduced
Summary
Help blind Social Security Disability beneficiaries work without losing eligibility. This bill would create a 20-year Benefit Offset demonstration that modifies monthly benefits as earnings increase to encourage return to work.
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- Blind beneficiaries who join the demonstration would have monthly benefits reduced by $1 for every $2 their earnings exceed the exempt amount after subtracting work-related expenses. Their entitlement would not terminate because of earnings, the trial work period would not apply, and rules about a termination month would not apply.
- The Social Security Administration would run the project for 20 years starting within 180 days and may waive certain statutory requirements to operate it. Participants could opt out after the initial 120-month (10-year) portion of the demonstration.
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Blind workers keep benefits with earnings offset
If enacted, Social Security would run a 20-year project starting within 180 days. Blind adults on Social Security disability during the first 120 months could join. You could work without losing entitlement; no trial work period or termination month would apply, and the “substantial gainful activity” test would not decide disability. Each month, your check would drop $1 for every $2 you earn above your exempt amount plus work expenses; cuts would start after your entitlement month and never go below $0. After the 120-month window, you could opt out, and SSA could waive some Title II and section 1148 rules to run the project.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sessions
TX • R
Cosponsors
Mfume
MD • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Fields
LA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Valadao
CA • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Shreve
IN • R
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Trahan
MA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Crow
CO • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Thanedar
MI • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Pettersen
CO • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Garamendi
CA • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Ciscomani
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Bice
OK • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Grothman
WI • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Landsman
OH • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Golden (ME)
ME • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Harder (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Balint
VT • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Pappas
NH • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Crank
CO • R
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Thompson (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Bynum
OR • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Van Orden
WI • R
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Fine
FL • R
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Schmidt
KS • R
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Guest
MS • R
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
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