1HOUSE · JUL 23, 2026
Passed the House
232–188PASSED
R 212–0 D 19–188 I 1–0
On Passage · roll 283 · 11 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program.
Sponsor: Rep. Austin Scott R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2026
- Committee actionMay 21, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2026 · 232–188
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8884.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8884, Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act” on June 26, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 25, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62545
- CBO publication date
- June 26, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8884, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8884
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-714 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 25, 2026 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/714
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8884, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8884
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 85, May 19, 2026, Page H3628):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 19, 2026 ↗
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- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8884, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8884
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
235b9c3232b6779488f1fdcc7714cdcf61ad9dda2d0efdc952ebfbe6c801bc40
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 8884. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- S. 4947 (119th) Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActIdentical bill
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- H.Res. 1398 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the…Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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