Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act

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• 2023-03-01 — Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act: cross-connection with subminimum-wage-disability-employment: The bill proposes changes to prerequisites for youth employment under Section 14© and employer compliance with career-counseling requirements. (novelty: 2)
• 2021-07-28 — Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act: cross-connection with section-14c-subminimum-wage: The bill proposes relaxing prerequisites and employer counseling requirements associated with Section 14© subminimum-wage employment. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-05-21 — Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act: cross-connection with subminimum-wage-disability-employment: The Restoration of Employment Choice Act is the specific legislative vehicle amending FLSA 14© certificate prerequisites tracked on the subminimum-wage page. (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-25 — Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act: cross-connection with transformation-to-competitive-integrated-employment-act: Both bills address the future of subminimum-wage/sheltered employment under Section 14©; TCIEA pushes transition to competitive integrated employment while the Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act preserves 14© options — competing policy vehicles on the same question. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-15 — Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act: S4984 introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to the Senate HELP Committee on 2026-07-15; bill framed as expanding employment choice and related rights for adults with disabilities (status: introduced, no committee action yet). (novelty: 3)

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