HR8884: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2026-07-23: Passed |
| Latest action | 2026-07-23: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| Policy area | Social Welfare |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActThis bill reauthorizes through 2031 the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) authority to carry out demonstration projects within the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. The bill also imposes requirements related to beneficiary income, project funding, and SSA reporting. SSDI demonstration projects must be designed to promote attachment to the workforce and generally involve temporary changes to SSDI policies tested on a subset of beneficiaries. Participation in a demonstration project must be voluntary. SSA’s authority to carry out these projects expired on December 31, 2022. Under the bill, SSA must ensure that an individual’s participation in a demonstration project does not reduce their total income. Further, the bill specifies that administrative expenses related to demonstration projects must be paid from funds appropriated for administration. Finally, the bill requires SSA to report to Congress 120 days before initiating a demonstration project. This is an increase from 90 days under current law. This advance notification must include evaluation metrics for the relevant project.
Subjects: Congressional oversight, Disability assistance, Government studies and investigations, Social Security Administration, Wages and earnings
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 232 | 188 | 11 | Official tally |
HR8884 (Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act) was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2027) by Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8].
On 2026-07-23: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
1 recorded vote in the 119th Congress. The most recent, on 2026-07-23, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.