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

Introduced: September 14, 2016 See on congress.gov

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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)

Sep 14, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: 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)

Sep 14, 2016

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(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.

What's happening now September 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)

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Cosponsors 6

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Sep 14, 2016

Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2016

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2016

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 559: A resolution designating the week of September 12, 2016, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-559/

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"S. Res. 559: A resolution designating the week of September 12, 2016, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-559/.

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S. Res. 559, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-559/.

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