Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act
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.
To allow individuals with disabilities to campaign for elected office 
         without losing access to federally supported benefits.

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

SEC. 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.
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Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act
A bill to allow individuals with disabilities to campaign for elected office without losing access to federally supported benefits.
Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act
Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr.