Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
Latest action · Jul 28, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to establish a separate category within the Standard Occupational Classification system for direct support professionals (i.e., individuals who provide services to promote independence in individuals with a disability) for data reporting purposes.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2021 to Dec 15, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jul 28, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 28, 2021 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Jul 28, 2021 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jul 28, 2021 |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Dec 15, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 132, July 28, 2021, page H4251.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1437 | Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act | Identical bill | Apr 28, 2021 |
| HR 6045 | Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 2, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Office of Management and Budget to revise the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a separate code for direct support professionals, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
