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A resolution designating the week beginning September 14, 2009, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

Introduced: July 29, 2009 See on congress.gov

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Jul 29, 2009

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8499; text as passed Senate: CR S8499; text of measure as introduced: CR S8278-8279)

Jul 29, 2009

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8499; text as passed Senate: CR S8499; text of measure as introduced: CR S8278-8279)

Jul 29, 2009

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Designates the week beginning September 14, 2009, as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week.

Recognizes the dedication and vital role of direct support professionals in enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities.

What's happening now July 29, 2009

Related & companion bills 1

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Cosponsors 2

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Jul 29, 2009

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Jul 29, 2009

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 228: A resolution designating the week beginning September 14, 2009, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-228/

MLA

"S. Res. 228: A resolution designating the week beginning September 14, 2009, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-228/.

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S. Res. 228, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-228/.

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[S. Res. 228: A resolution designating the week beginning September 14, 2009, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-228/)