Bill extends disability work programs through 2031 with income protection.
S. 4947 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act · Filed by Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · Introduced Jul 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets the Social Security Administration run disability work programs until 2031. These programs test ways to help disabled workers earn money without losing pay. The bill requires 120 days' notice before ending a program. Projects must measure how well they work. People in these programs will not earn less total money.
Who it affects
Disabled workers can join programs that let them work and keep their pay. The Social Security Administration must run these programs longer.
One thing to notice
The bill says people in these programs will not lose total money by joining. This is a new rule that did not exist before.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 13, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- disabled workers — People who cannot work full-time due to illness or injury.
- notice — A message telling someone something will happen.
- measure — To check how well something works using facts and numbers.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,089 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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