119 hr 8884
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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"constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:\nH.R. 8884.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nArticle I, Section 8, Clause 1\n[Page H3628]\n</pre>"
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