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HR 5902 111th Congress House

Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act with regard to certain exemptions under that Act for direct care workers and to improve the systems for the collection an… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act with regard to certain exemptions under that Act for direct care workers and to improve the systems for the collection and reporting of data relating to the direct care workforce, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2010 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 13, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 28, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jul 28, 2010
Referred 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.
Jul 28, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jul 28, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1458)
Jul 28, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 13, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements any employee employed on a casual basis in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of disability (or because of age or infirmity, as under current law) are unable to care for themselves.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish: (1) a direct care workforce monitoring program; and (2) a National Advisory Council on the Direct Care Workforce.

Directs the Secretary to award three-year grants to states and other eligible entities to improve the recruitment, retention, and education of the direct care workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 23, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 30, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 28, 2010
Delahunt, Bill
· Jul 28, 2010
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 28, 2010
Hare, Phil
· Jul 28, 2010
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 28, 2010
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 28, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2010
Sutton, Betty
· Jul 28, 2010
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 28, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5902: Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5902/
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"H.R. 5902: Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5902/.
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