Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Sponsored By: Representative Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced
Summary
Extend and strengthen Social Security disability demonstration projects to help disabled Americans test work supports. The Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act would renew and expand temporary authority for Social Security Disability Insurance experiments, add clearer funding rules, require evaluation metrics, and protect participants' incomes.
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- People with disabilities could take part in longer, better-evaluated work experiments without having their total income reduced by participation.
- The Social Security Administration could pay demonstration administrative costs from its existing administration funds, the authority to run demonstrations would extend to December 31, 2031, and the changes would take effect January 1, 2027. The bill also lengthens a waiver window from 90 days to 120 days and extends several program baseline dates while requiring evaluation metrics alongside cost estimates.
- Benefits for participants would be paid from either the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund as the Commissioner of Social Security determines.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Protections for Social Security demonstration participants
If enacted, this bill would extend the authority to run Social Security experiments through December 31, 2031. It would change a baseline date to December 31, 2030. It would lengthen an allowed waiver period from 90 days to 120 days. It would require cost submissions for experiments to include evaluation metrics. It would clarify funding by saying administrative costs come from Title II administration funds and participant benefits come from the OASI or DI Trust Fund as the Commissioner decides. It would also prohibit reducing a participant's total income because of participation. These changes would take effect January 1, 2027.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
GA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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