A resolution designating the week beginning September 13, 2015, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".
Latest action · Sep 15, 2015 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedAug 5, 2015
- Agreed to in SenateSep 15, 2015
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the week of September 13, 2015, as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week.
Commends direct support professionals as integral to long-term support and services for individuals with disabilities.
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the successful implementation of the public policies affecting individuals with disabilities depends on the dedication of direct support professionals.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 5, 2015 to Sep 8, 2015; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Aug 6, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 8, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 5, 2015Discharged Sep 16, 2015 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2015Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6659-6660)
- Sep 15, 2015Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6659-6660)
- Sep 15, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 5, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Aug 5, 2015Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6403-6404; text of measure as introduced: CR S6403)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6659 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6403Text printed S6403 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Aug 5, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 559 | A resolution designating the week of September 12, 2016, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week". | Related bill | Sep 14, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating the week beginning September 13, 2015, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2015Agreed to Senate
- Aug 5, 2015Introduced in Senate
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