3.0.0 4947 2026-07-22T16:45:10Z 2026-07-22T16:45:10Z Senate S S 2026-07-13 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4947 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-07-13T20:22:54Z Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act 119 8884 HR 2026-07-20 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1438 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H. Con. Res. 113, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955 and H.R. 9770. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8800 under a structured rule and for consideration of H.R. 8884, H. Con. Res. 113, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770 under a closed rule, with one hour of debate on each measure and one motion to recommit on H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770. 20:33:13 Identical bill CRS 2026-07-13 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2026-07-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001227 Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] Eric Schmitt R MO S. N Social Welfare Social Welfare 2026-07-21T19:24:26Z 00 2026-07-13 Introduced in Senate 2026-07-22T16:44:57Z Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

This 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.

]]> Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program. 2026-07-16T14:24:43Z Introduced in Senate IS Display Title 45 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act 2026-07-16T13:25:18Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act 2026-07-16T13:23:34Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2026-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4947is/xml/BILLS-119s4947is.xml 2026-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.