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Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D–OH
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-14 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would allow the Labor Department to share information and raise awareness to help survivors of strokes and other health conditions return to work. Its goals include improving access to workplace adjustments for survivors and supporting self-employment. Outreach would be optional, but the department would have to report to Congress within one year after enactment and annually afterward.
may disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other health conditions
(1) assist survivors of stroke and such other health conditions in returning to work; (2) improve access to reasonable accommodations for employees who are survivors; (3) to assist employers in providing workplaces with such accommodations to such employees; and (4) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report on any actions taken pursuant to subsection (a).
Section 1 would name the proposal the Return to Employment Through Understanding and Recovery Navigation Act, or RETURN Act.
This Act may be cited as the Return to Employment Through Understanding and Recovery Navigation Act or RETURN Act.
The Labor Secretary could conduct outreach through the Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, coordinating with the Health and Human Services Secretary. Audiences would include survivors and their families, private employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers. Traumatic brain injury and heart attack are examples of covered health conditions, rather than an exhaustive list.
The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy and in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other health conditions, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and the families of such survivors, as well as among private employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers
The proposed outreach would aim to help survivors return to work, improve their access to reasonable accommodations—workplace adjustments that help employees work—and help employers provide those accommodations. It would also aim to expand survivors’ options for working for themselves or starting businesses. These are stated goals, not demonstrated results.
(1) assist survivors of stroke and such other health conditions in returning to work; (2) improve access to reasonable accommodations for employees who are survivors; (3) to assist employers in providing workplaces with such accommodations to such employees; and (4) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.
The Labor Secretary would have to report to Congress on any outreach actions taken, with the first report due within one year after enactment and reports annually thereafter. The reporting requirement would be mandatory even though the authority to conduct outreach is discretionary.
may disseminate information and promote awareness
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report on any actions taken pursuant to subsection (a).
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 23, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on September 14, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-23T20:26:39Z. 2026-09-14: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. 2026-09-14: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-14. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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