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A resolution designating the week beginning September 10, 2017, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

Introduced: September 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Sep 14, 2017
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5748; consideration: CR S5747-5748; text: CR S5747-5748)
Sep 14, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5748; consideration: CR S5747-5748; text: CR S5747-5748)
Sep 14, 2017
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 10, 2017, 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, 2017

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5748; consideration: CR S5747-5748; text: CR S5747-5748)

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 14, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 14, 2017
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 14, 2017
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2017
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 258: A resolution designating the week beginning September 10, 2017, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-258/
MLA
"S. Res. 258: A resolution designating the week beginning September 10, 2017, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-258/.
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S. Res. 258, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-258/.
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[S. Res. 258: A resolution designating the week beginning September 10, 2017, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-258/)
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