H.R. 8736 · 119th Congress

Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act

Introduced on May 12, 2026 by Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6). 5 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (May 21, 2026): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 12, 2026
Cosponsors
5
0 from the other party
Policy area
Labor and Employment
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure workplace choice and opportunity for young adults with disabilities.

Subjects

  • Disability and paralysis
  • Educational guidance
  • Government information and archives
  • Labor standards
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Vocational and technical education
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 12, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Glenn GrothmanR-WI-6Sponsor

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 12, 2026Introduced in House
  2. May 12, 2026Introduced in House
  3. May 12, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  4. May 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities2 reports
    $24K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES$704.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. Skookum Educational Programs1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS$262.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.