Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act

Tom Cotton

Republican · AR · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-07-15

Source: Congress.gov

The proposal would change federal rules to give young adults with disabilities more freedom in choosing their own jobs and career paths, rather than being limited to certain government-approved work programs. It aims to expand opportunities for people with disabilities to work in regular community jobs alongside non-disabled coworkers, with the support and accommodations they need to succeed.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4984 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4984 To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure workplace choice and opportunity for young adults with disabilities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2026 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure workplace choice and opportunity for young adults with disabilities. 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 ``Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF SUBMINIMUM WAGE. Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794g) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)-- (i) by striking ``No'' and inserting ``Any''; (ii) by striking ``24 or younger'' and inserting ``18 or older''; and (iii) by striking ``unless'' and inserting ``if''; and (B) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) The individual chooses to accept employment with such entity.''; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``24'' and inserting ``17''; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: ``(4) Other exceptions.--The entity described in subsection (a) can satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) with respect to an individual, if-- ``(A) such entity makes documented efforts, at the intervals described in paragraph (2), to contact on behalf of the individual, the designated State unit for the counseling, information, and referrals described in paragraph (1)(A); and ``(B) such designated State unit fails to provide such counseling, information, and referrals after such documented efforts.''; and (4) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and, if such individual is employed by an entity described in subsection (a) at the time such documentation is made pursuant to such process, to make available copies of such documentation to the entity''. SEC. 3. APPLICATION. The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to the employment of an individual on or after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

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