H.R. 1263 118th Congress House

Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

Official title: To assist employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in transforming their business and program models to models that support individuals with disabilities through competitive integrated employment, to phase out the use of such special certificates, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 6, 2023 Introduced by: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Feb 28, 2023

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

This bill addresses employment standards for individuals with disabilities.

The bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to states and certain eligible entities to assist them in transforming their business and program models to support individuals with disabilities by

providing competitive integrated employment,
assisting disabled individuals in finding and retaining work in such employment,
providing integrated employment and integrated community participation and wraparound services for such individuals, and
ensuring that such services comply with federal regulations for individuals receiving home and community-based services.

The bill also prohibits the issuance of new special certificates that allow payment of subminimum wages to disabled individuals and phases out existing certificates over a four-year period.

The bill directs Labor's Office of Disability Employment to award grants to provide technical assistance and other strategic support to employers transitioning from special certificates to competitive integrated employment for disabled individuals.

Labor must contract with a nonprofit entity to conduct an evaluation of the impact of these transitions.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 17

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

RIDGE POLICY GROUP
for NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITIES · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RIDGE POLICY GROUP
for ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT FIRST (APSE) · Maryland · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RIDGE POLICY GROUP
for NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITIES · New York · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
RIDGE POLICY GROUP
for ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT FIRST (APSE) · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
RIDGE POLICY GROUP
for NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITIES · New York · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
RIDGE POLICY GROUP
for ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT FIRST (APSE) · Maryland · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Education, Dept of
17 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
17 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
17 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
17 filings
SENATE
17 filings
Social Security Administration (SSA)
14 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
4 filings
White House Office
1 filing

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Cosponsors 34

Napolitano, Grace

· Jul 25, 2024

Grijalva, Raúl M.

Arizona · Jun 3, 2024

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Jun 3, 2024

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Mar 20, 2024

Connolly, Gerald E.

Virginia · Mar 19, 2024

Crow, Jason

Colorado · Feb 26, 2024

DelBene, Suzan K.

Washington · Feb 5, 2024

Frost, Maxwell

Florida · Jan 18, 2024

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Dec 1, 2023

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Nov 14, 2023

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Oct 10, 2023

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · Sep 18, 2023

Meuser, Daniel

Pennsylvania · Aug 25, 2023

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · Aug 15, 2023

Illinois · Jun 20, 2023

Keating, William R.

Massachusetts · May 11, 2023

Ruppersberger, C.

· May 9, 2023

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Apr 27, 2023

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Apr 25, 2023

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Apr 25, 2023

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 24, 2023

Omar, Ilhan

Minnesota · Apr 19, 2023

Tokuda, Jill N.

Hawaii · Apr 19, 2023

Balint, Becca

Vermont · Apr 6, 2023

Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila

Florida · Apr 6, 2023

Pingree, Chellie

Maine · Apr 6, 2023

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Mar 3, 2023

Rodgers, Cathy

· Feb 28, 2023

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