H.R. 8736 · 119th Congress
Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act
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Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 12, 2026
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: 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.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: May 12, 2026
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.