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119-hr-10358119th CongressWALLET

RETURN Act

Sponsored By: Representative Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a federal program to share information and raise awareness to help people who survive stroke and other serious health events return to work. The core goal is help survivors return to work.

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  • Survivors: Gives targeted information on returning to employment, finding reasonable workplace accommodations, and pursuing self-employment or entrepreneurship.
  • Families and caregivers: Provides outreach and materials to help families support recovery and workplace reintegration.
  • Employers and employee representatives: Offers guidance to private employers and unions on creating accommodating workplaces and helping survivors keep or regain jobs.
  • Service providers and agencies: Authorizes coordination between the Department of Labor and Health and Human Services and requires a report to Congress within 1 year and then annually on actions taken.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Help returning to work for survivors

If enacted, the Secretary of Labor would be able to share information and run outreach to help people who survive a stroke or similar serious health events return to work. The activities would target survivors, their families, private employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers. The effort would focus on helping survivors get reasonable workplace accommodations, helping employers provide those accommodations, and supporting self-employment and entrepreneurship options. The Secretary would act through the Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy and coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Secretary would report to Congress within 1 year of enactment and every year after about actions taken. This would be an informational program and would not provide direct payments.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

OH • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 9/14/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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