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Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2005

Introduced: March 10, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide funds to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities under the Medicaid program.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, to audit a sample from among the States in order to assess the effectiveness of progress made in reducing or eliminating the wage gap between targeted and reference direct support professionals through funds under this Act.

Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the wage equalization and recruitment and retention of direct support professionals who are providing services and supports to individuals with disabilities.

What's happening now March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10 Republican 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 28, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 7, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 18, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 14, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 18, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 28, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 8, 2005
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 8, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 8, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 29, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 30, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1264: Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1264/
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