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Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
April 28, 2021
Latest Action
April 28, 2021
Primary Sponsor
Margaret Wood HassanDemocratic(NH)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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vs 5,357 other S bills in the 117th — cohort avg 38d
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.
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Filing registrants (4)
2023 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Disability community concerns regarding employment Disability concerns regarding paid leave Family Act Family and Medical Leave Modernization Act Paid Family and Medical Leave Healthy Families Act Elimination of 14 (c) subminimum wage and grants to expand competitive integrated employment and community-based supports Supporting the Direct Support Professional workforce S.1437 (117th) - Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act reintroduction AbilityOne Commission Compliance Policies
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocated for expansion of Medicaid HCBS services; Inclusion of Medicaid provisions in Omnibus; Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (S. 1437 / H.R. 4779); Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act (S. 2344)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Disability community concerns regarding employment Disability concerns regarding paid leave Family Act Family and Medical Leave Modernization Act Healthy Families Act Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128 implementation Elimination of 14 (c) subminimum wage and grants to expand competitive integrated employment and community-based supports Supporting the Direct Support Professional workforce S.1437 - Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act Accommodations for people with long COVID
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act, S.3277; Better Care Better Jobs Act, S.2210; American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R.1319; Build Back Better Act, H.R.5376; Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (S.1437/ H.R.4779); Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act, S.2344; 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R.2617
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied in favor of the Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (HR4779/S1437)and the Senate's Mental Health Workforce Enhancement Discussion Draft. Met with Sen. Menendez's and Sen. Booker's office to urge them to support both of the aforementioned initiatives. Met with Rep. Gottheimer's office to discuss how to move HR 4779 forward. Wrote to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick's office and Rep. Robert Scott's office to urge them to move HR 4779 forward. Called Senator Gary Peters Office urging him to support S1437.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocated for expansion of Medicaid HCBS services; HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act, S. 3277, Better Care Better Jobs act, S. 22210; American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, HR 1319; Build Back Better Act, HR 5376; Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (S. 1437 / H.R. 4779); Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act (S. 2344) and Direct CARE Opportunity Act (H.R. 2999).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act, S.3277; Better Care Better Jobs Act, S.2210; American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R.1319; Build Back Better Act, H.R.5376; Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (S.1437/ H.R.4779); Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act, S.2344;
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied in favor of the Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (HR4779/S1437). Met with Sen. Hassan's office to see how move the bill forward. Called Rep. Gottheimer's office thanking them for co-sponsoring the bill/
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act, S.3277; Better Care Better Jobs Act, S.2210; American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R.1319; Build Back Better Act, H.R.5376; Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (S.1437/ H.R.4779); Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act, S.2344
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act, S.3277; Better Care Better Jobs Act, S.2210; American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R.1319; Build Back Better Act, H.R.5376; Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (S.1437/ H.R.4779); Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act, S.2344;
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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