Ensure people with disabilities do not lose federal disability benefits because they campaign for elected office.

Madeleine Dean · Pennsylvania · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Clarify to federal agencies that campaigning for elected office does not disqualify a person from disability benefits.. Promised outcome: People with disabilities would not lose federal disability benefits when campaigning for elected office.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. October 1, 2026 press release from Rep. Madeleine Dean's congressional office describing the Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act.

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The Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act would ensure people with disabilities do not lose their crucial, life-sustaining federal disability benefits when they campaign for elected office. Specifically, the bill would clarify to federal agencies administering disability benefits that campaigning for an elected office does not disqualify a person from receiving disability benefits.

Dean's bill would protect disability benefits for people with disabilities who campaign for elected office by clarifying that candidacy does not disqualify them.

Reps. Dean and Scanlon Introduce Bills to Make American Democracy More Accessible to People with Disabilities | Press Releases | Congresswoman Madeleine Dean
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