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S. 1332 118th Congress Senate

Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act

Official title: A bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to consider revising the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a separate code for dir… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to consider revising the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a separate code for direct support professionals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 27, 2023 Introduced by: Margaret Wood Hassan Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 2024
Held at the desk.
Mar 21, 2024
Received in the House.
Mar 21, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 20, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2477-2478; text: CR S2477)
Mar 20, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2477-2478; text: CR S2477)
Nov 30, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 253.
Nov 30, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 118-116.
Jul 26, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 21, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to consider establishing a separate category within the Standard Occupational Classification system for direct support professionals (i.e., individuals who provide services to promote independence in individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability) for data reporting purposes.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2941 Identical bill Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
  • HR 1493 HCBS Access Act
  • S 762 HCBS Access Act
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 1, 2024
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 9, 2024
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 5, 2023
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Nov 30, 2023
 D
Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Oct 25, 2023
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 25, 2023
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1332: Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1332/
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"S. 1332: Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1332/.
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S. 1332, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1332/.
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