Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Sponsored By: Representative Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
In Committee
Summary
Extends and updates authority for Social Security disability work experiments. This bill would lengthen program dates, add evaluation rules, protect participants' income, and specify how projects get paid.
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- People with disabilities would have more time to join work-focused demonstration projects because project dates move to December 31, 2030 and the authority to carry out projects extends through December 31, 2031.
- Participants would face a longer waiver window for benefits-eligibility checks, increasing from 90 days to 120 days, and experiments must include evaluation metrics. The bill also ensures an individual's total income will not be reduced because of participation.
- The Social Security Administration would pay administrative costs from its administration funds. Benefits for participants would be paid from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
- The amendments would take effect January 1, 2027.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Safeguards for disability demo participants
If enacted, this bill would extend the time the Social Security Administration may approve disability insurance experiments. If you take part in a Section 234 demo, your total income would not be reduced because of participation. Project proposals would need to show expected annual and total costs and the evaluation metrics to be used, and some timing requirements would change from 90 days to 120 days. The bill would also say administrative costs come from SSA administration funds and benefits paid for participation would come from the OASI or DI Trust Funds as the Commissioner decides. These changes would start on January 1, 2027, and the authority to run projects would be allowed through December 31, 2030, with projects allowed to run until December 31, 2031.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
GA • R
Cosponsors
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 6/22/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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