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S. 4940 116th Congress Senate

CADSAW Act

Official title: A bill to amend subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act to authorize direct support worker career advancement demonstration projects, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 1, 2020 Introduced by: Angus S. King Jr. Independent · Maine See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Allied health servicesAppropriationsCongressional oversightEducation programs funding
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Employment and training programsHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationHome and outpatient careMedical educationMinority healthNursingRural conditions and developmentWomen's health
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 1, 2020
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 Latest action December 1, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Career Advancement for Direct Support Aid Workers Act or the CADSAW Act

This bill provides funding for the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states, tribal nations, institutions of higher education, and other organizations to conduct demonstration projects to train individuals for careers as home health aides or nursing assistants. It also increases Medicare payments for services furnished by an individual who has completed training through such a project.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4940: CADSAW Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4940/
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"S. 4940: CADSAW Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4940/.
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S. 4940, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4940/.
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