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Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program.
Summary
- Extends the authority to conduct disability insurance demonstration projects through December 31, 2030, with the authority to carry out such projects terminating on December 31, 2031.
- Increases the notice period for waiving compliance with certain Social Security disability benefits requirements from 90 days to 120 days.
- Requires demonstration and experiment projects to include evaluation metrics in their waiver requests submitted to the Social Security Administration.
- Requires that the total income of individuals participating in disability insurance demonstration projects will not be reduced due to their participation.
- Specifies that administrative costs for demonstration projects are paid from Social Security Administration funds, while benefits are paid from either the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
- Makes all amendments effective on January 1, 2027.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO)
Actions (2)
- Jul 13, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Jul 13, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 13, 2026
Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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. <all>
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