H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
H.R. 8884 - Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Hearing Information
Meeting Announcement
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
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Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H. Res. 1383, H.R. 8595
Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 119-34 PDF
Showing the text of H.R. 8884, as reported by the Committee on Ways and Means
(as reported)
H. Rept. 119-714 PDF
Report from the Committee on Ways and Means to accompany H.R. 8884
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 119-718 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on June 29, 2026.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1398:
Not agreed to by a record vote of 198-224, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 215-210, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
MANAGERS: Scott/McGovern
1. Structured rule for H.R. 8800.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees.
4. Provides that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-33 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3 and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule.
8. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
9. Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
10. Provides one motion to recommit.
11. Structured rule for H.R. 8595.
12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
13. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
14. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
15. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI.
16. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 8 and pro forma amendments described in section 9. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 9 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
17. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 8 of the rule.
18. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 9 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
19. Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
20. Provides one motion to recommit.
21. Closed rule for H.R. 8884.
22. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
23. Provides that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-34 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
24. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
25. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.
26. Provides one motion to recommit.
27. Closed rule for H. Res. 1383.
28. Provides that upon adoption of the resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. Res. 1383.
29. Provides that the amendment to the preamble printed in part C of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and H. Res. 1383, as amended, shall be considered as read.
30. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.
31. Provides that H. Res. 1377 is laid on the table.
32. Provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 8800, the Clerk shall add the text of S. 1383, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 8800; assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment; conform cross-references and provisions for short titles within the engrossment; and be authorized to make technical corrections, to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, page and line numbering, section numbering, and insertion of appropriate headings.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Cloud (TX), Moore (AL), Biggs (AZ) | Republican | Prohibits the Federal Reserve from studying, developing, or issuing a central bank digital currency. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Larson (CT) | Democrat | Adds guardrails to SSA's demonstration authority, including preventing benefit cuts relative to current law, adds a public notification requirement as under the Administrative Procedures Act, and retains current law that administrative costs for demonstration programs come out of the disability trust fund and not SSA customer service funding. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 374
Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike section 14 of the rule, which provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 8800, the Clerk shall add the text of the SAVE America Act, as passed by the House. Defeated: 4–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 376
Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a new section to the rule providing for immediate consideration of H.R. 7120, the bipartisan Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act, introduced by Representative Austin Scott, under a closed rule, debatable for one hour equally divided between the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means. This bill would modify certain rules under the Social Security Disability Insurance program to help combat-disabled Purple Heart veterans who want to return to work. Defeated: 4–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 384
Motion by Mr. Austin Scott to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4