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S.Res. 559 · 114th Congress

A resolution designating the week of September 12, 2016, as "National Direct Support Professionals…

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A resolution designating the week of September 12, 2016, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

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BCD CardinSponsor
10 cosponsors · 5 D, 4 R, 1 I
KAR Ayotte SBD Brown RBD Blumenthal SCR Collins CGR Grassley AKI King EMD Markey BMD Menendez RPR Portman EWD Warren

10 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Sep 14, 2016
  2. Senate Passed Sep 14, 2016

Designates the week of September 12, 2016, as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Sep 14, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates the week of September 12, 2016, as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week.

Commends direct support professionals for being 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution designating the week of September 12, 2016, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

Latest action (Sep 14, 2016): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5727; text as passed Senate: CR S5725)

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 14, 2016

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  1. Senate Introduced Sep 14, 2016
  2. Senate Passed Sep 14, 2016

No recorded floor vote found.