Workforce Dignity Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9315 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9315

  To amend the Small Business Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
 title 40, United States Code, and title IV of the Social Security Act
      to replace the term ``sheltered workshop'' with ``community
           rehabilitation program'', and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2026

Mr. Grothman (for himself and Mr. Onder) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition
      to the Committees on Small Business, and Transportation and
   Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

  To amend the Small Business Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
 title 40, United States Code, and title IV of the Social Security Act
      to replace the term ``sheltered workshop'' with ``community
           rehabilitation program'', and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Dignity Act''.

SEC. 2. REPLACING THE TERM ``SHELTERED WORKSHOP'' WITH ``COMMUNITY
              REHABILITATION PROGRAM''.

    (a) Programs for Blind and Handicapped Individuals.--Section
15(c)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(c)(6)) is amended by
striking ``sheltered workshop'' each place it appears and inserting
``community rehabilitation program''.
    (b) Task Force on Purchases From the Blind and Severely
Handicapped.--Section 133(c) of the Small Business Administration
Reauthorization and Amendment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is
amended by striking ``sheltered workshops'' and inserting ``community
rehabilitation programs''.
    (c) Deductions for Personal Exemptions.--Section 152(d)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``sheltered workshop'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``community rehabilitation program'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``such workshop'' each
        place it appears and inserting ``such program''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Sheltered workshop
        defined'' in the heading and inserting ``Community
        rehabilitation program defined''.
    (d) Protection for Veterans Preference Employees.--Section 593 of
title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``sheltered workshop'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``community rehabilitation program'';
            (2) by striking ``sheltered workshops'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``community rehabilitation programs'';
        and
            (3) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``Sheltered
        workshop'' in the heading and inserting ``Community
        rehabilitation program''.
    (e) Foster Care Programs.--Section 477(b)(3)(F) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677(b)(3)(F)) is amended by striking
``sheltered workshops'' and inserting ``community rehabilitation
programs''.
    (f) Rule of Construction.--This Act shall be construed to amend
Federal law to remove the term ``sheltered workshop'' without any
intent to change the application of such law.
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