Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act
Latest action · May 21, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 12, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act
This bill relaxes requirements that allow entities with a special wage certificate to pay subminimum wages to individuals with disabilities.
Specifically, the bill eliminates a requirement that an individual with a disability who is age 24 or younger receive pre-employment transition services and meet specified vocational rehabilitation criteria before beginning subminimum wage work.
The bill also relaxes career counseling and service referral requirements that apply to an individual with a disability who is paid at a subminimum wage. Current law requires an entity to ensure that an individual employed at subminimum wage receives periodic career counseling, information, and referrals to other services from the designated state agency. Under the bill, this requirement is met if the employer makes a documented effort to contact the state agency for those resources on behalf of the employee, and the state agency subsequently fails to provide the counseling, information, and referrals.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2026 to Jun 2, 2026, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | May 12, 2026 |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Original | May 12, 2026 |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | May 13, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Jun 2, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
- May 12, 2026Introduced in House
- May 12, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4984 | Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act | Identical bill | Jul 15, 2026 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 2026Introduced in House
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