Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act

Bill: 117-s-4597
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-07-21
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act</strong></p> <p>This bill excludes income earned and work performed as a candidate for an elected office when determining eligibility for, or the amount of, federally financed benefits or assistance if the candidate is entitled to Social Security Disability Insurance benefits or Supplemental Security Income (a federal assistance program that provides monthly cash payments to aged, blind, or disabled individuals with limited income and resources) due to a disability.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4597 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2022 Mr. Casey (for himself, Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Booker , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Wyden , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To allow individuals with disabilities to campaign for elected office without losing access to federally supported benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act . 2. Disregarding campaign work performed by individuals with disabilities for purposes of Federally supported benefits (a) In general Any campaign work performed by a qualified individual, and any compensation received by such individual for such work, shall be disregarded for the purpose of determining such individual's eligibility for, and amount of, benefits or assistance under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Campaign work The term campaign work means work performed by an individual as a candidate for an elected Federal, State, or local office. (2) Qualified individual The term qualified individual means an individual who is entitled to a benefit under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. , 1381 et seq.) by reason of a disability.