H.R. 8884

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8884 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 620
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8884

[Report No. 119-714]

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize 
demonstration authority for the disability insurance program.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 19, 2026

Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

June 25, 2026

Additional sponsor: Mr. Wittman

June 25, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 19, 
2026]

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A BILL

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize 
demonstration authority for the disability insurance program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Barriers to Work for 
Disabled Americans Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY REAUTHORIZATION OF DISABILITY INSURANCE DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT AUTHORITY.

(a) Termination Date.--Section 234(d)(2) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 434(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2021, and 
the authority to carry out such projects shall terminate on December 
31, 2022'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030, and the authority to 
carry out such projects shall terminate on December 31, 2031''.
(b) Authority to Waive Compliance With Benefits Requirements.--
Section 234(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 434(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``December 30, 2021'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2030'';
(2) by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``120 days''; and
(3) by inserting after ``the expected annual and total 
costs,'' the following: ``evaluation metrics to be used with 
respect to the experiment or demonstration project,''.
(c) Expenditure.--Section 201(k) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 401(k)) is 
amended to read as follows:
``(k) Administrative expenditures for experiments and demonstration 
projects under section 234 shall be paid from funds made available for 
the administration of this title. Benefits payable to or on behalf of 
individuals by reason of participation in experiments and demonstration 
projects under section 234 shall be made from the Federal Old-Age and 
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance 
Trust Fund, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner of Social 
Security.''.
(d) Limitation.--Section 234(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 434(e)) is 
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking the ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) that the total income of an individual will not be 
reduced due to the individual's participation in an experiment 
or demonstration project.''.
(e) Technical Amendments.--Section 234 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 434) 
is further amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``subsection'' and 
inserting ``section''; and
(2) by striking subsection (f).
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on January 1, 2027.
Union Calendar No. 620

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8884

[Report No. 119-714]

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A BILL

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize 
demonstration authority for the disability insurance program.

_______________________________________________________________________

June 25, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed