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HR 3778 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Aging Allied health services Disability and paralysis Employee hiring Employment and training programs Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Home and outpatient care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Direct CARE Opportunity Act

Introduced: September 14, 2017 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 14, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act or the Direct CARE Opportunity Act

This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to recruit, retain, or provide advancement opportunities to direct care workers. The term "direct care worker" includes home health aides, psychiatric aides, nursing assistants, and personal care aids who assist seniors and persons with disabilities in their homes.

What's happening now September 15, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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