ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act passed the House 97 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
ReportedMar 5, 2025
Passed one chamberJun 3, 2025
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 77 words.
ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to (1) provide assistance to individuals with disabilities who desire to become entrepreneurs or to be self-employed, (2) help individuals with disabilities find employment at small businesses; and (3) assist small businesses with hiring such individuals and with accessibility issues applicable to such individuals. The SBA must conduct outreach and education about such activities. The bill establishes reporting requirements with respect to these activities.
Context
- Committees
- House Small Business Committee
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee - Policy area
- Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 83 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 314 words
- Subjects
- Disability and paralysisDisability assistanceEmployee hiringSmall business
- Latest action
- Jun 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]