United StatesDisability benefit recipients could campaign without counting campaign pay
People receiving Social Security disability benefits could run for elected office without campaign work or pay counting toward federally funded assistance.
What it does
A person receiving Social Security disability benefits could run for elected office without campaign work or pay counting against eligibility for, or the amount of, federally funded assistance.
Argument forPeople receiving disability benefits could campaign for federal, state, or local office without that work or pay counting against federally funded assistance.
Argument againstRecipients with campaign earnings could keep assistance that would otherwise depend on those earnings, creating different treatment of campaign and other work.
More detail
Federal programs, and state or local programs partly funded by the federal government, would ignore campaign work and pay when deciding eligibility and benefit amounts. This applies to campaign work as a candidate for elected federal, state, or local office. The person must qualify by receiving a disability benefit under Social Security law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Introduced in HouseLatest
- Oct 1Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Introduced
Civil Rights & VotingDisability RightsConsumer Protection