H.R. 8884, the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act, passed the House on July 23, 2026.
H.R. 8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
What it does
This bill extends and modifies Social Security's authority to run disability insurance demonstration projects through 2030–2031. It allows the Social Security Administration to waive certain benefit rules in these pilot programs, requires evaluation metrics, and ensures that disabled workers participating in work experiments won't lose income as a result. The core intent is to test whether removing work disincentives helps disabled people return to employment.
Quorum's transparency scan gave Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act a moderate transparency flag.
What happens next
H.R. 8884 passed the House. It now moves to the other chamber.
Who is behind it
Filed by Austin Scott. Cosponsored by Robert Wittman.