Congress 116 - HR 4397 - Direct CARE Opportunity Act

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Allied health services Congressional oversight Education programs funding Employee hiring Employment and training programs Government information and archives Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Labor and Employment Labor market Medical education Performance measurement Wages and earnings

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Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act or the Direct CARE Opportunity Act

This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to recruit, retain, or provide advancement opportunities to direct care workers. The term "direct care worker" includes home health aides, psychiatric aides, nursing assistants, and personal care aides who assist seniors and persons with disabilities in their homes.

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Sep 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 19, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 19, 2019

Introduced in House

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