Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act
U.S. Congress · HR8736 ·
What the bill says
Introduced 2026-05-12. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
Summary (plain-language)
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.
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2026-05-21 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15. |
| 2026-05-12 | Introduced in House |
| 2026-05-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |
Lobbying on this bill
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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (FKA TESSERA) | SKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | Q2 2026 | $10,000 | |
| THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES | ARC OF THE UNITED STATES | Q2 2026 | $50,000 | |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | Q1 2026 | $12,000 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.