# 119-hr-8884: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

119-hr-8884, Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8884
- Congress: 119
- Title: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Reauthorizes and strengthens Social Security's disability-insurance demonstration authority.** This bill would extend the authority for demonstration projects, add required evaluation metrics, clarify who pays for admin and benefits, and add protections for participants.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 232 | 188 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Social Security disability pilots with income protection: benefit, medium. If enacted, Social Security would keep testing disability pilot programs through December 31, 2030, and projects would be allowed to run until December 31, 2031. These changes would start January 1, 2027. If you join a pilot, your total income would not be reduced because you joined. Participants w…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8884 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8884)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8884 (as of 2026-09-21).