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H.R. 1634: ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act
119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-26 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act
Plain summary
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.
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ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · 4 cosponsors
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1634.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr1634 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills