HR 1175 · in committee · significant
Blind Americans Return to Work Act of 2025
- labor
What this bill does
- The bill creates a 20-year test program allowing blind Social Security Disability beneficiaries to earn more income without losing benefits.
- The program affects blind workers receiving SSDI who want to work and earn above current income limits.
- Benefits reduce by $1 for every $2 earned above a threshold, rather than terminating work benefits entirely.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might a 20-year earnings threshold change decisions by blind workers currently on SSDI about whether to seek employment?
- 02
What evidence supports the assumption that higher income limits will improve financial outcomes for blind beneficiaries compared to current policy?
- 03
Who would bear the costs of reduced benefit terminations under this program, and how does that compare to potential tax revenue from increased earnings?
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Sponsor · R-TX-17
Pete Sessions
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
47/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-10
Joining the bill
Kweisi Mfume
D-MD-7 · original
Cleo Fields
D-LA-6 · original
David G. Valadao
R-CA-22 · original
Seth Moulton
D-MA-6
Pete Stauber
R-MN-8
Jefferson Shreve
R-IN-6
Lori Trahan
D-MA-3
Sarah McBride
D-DE
Jason Crow
D-CO-6
Shri Thanedar
D-MI-13
Brittany Pettersen
D-CO-7
John Garamendi
D-CA-8
+ 35 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-10 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-02-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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