Direct CARE Opportunity Act
Latest action · Sep 20, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 19, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2019 to Oct 20, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Sep 19, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Feb 10, 2020 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 20, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 19, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 19, 2019Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2521 | Direct CARE Opportunity Act | Identical bill | Sep 19, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2019Introduced in House
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