Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 20
- Latest action
- Jan 15, 2026
What it does
The Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act would amend the Social Security Act to allow Purple Heart recipients receiving disability benefits to continue receiving those benefits even if they return to work, subject to a gradual reduction based on earnings. Specifically, it would exempt these individuals from the standard termination of disability benefits upon engaging in substantial gainful activity, instead reducing their benefits by $1 for every $4 earned above a certain threshold, with no benefit reduced below zero. The bill also raises the earnings threshold used to determine substantial gainful activity for Purple Heart recipients, aligning it with the higher amount already applicable to…
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