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S. 3211 119th 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: November 19, 2025 Introduced by: Margaret Wood Hassan Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Sep 14, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567.
Sep 14, 2026
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Aug 6, 2026
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 19, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 19, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now September 14, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1332 Cross-Congress related bill Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
  • HR 6137 Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 10

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Mar 19, 2026
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 2, 2026
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Feb 4, 2026
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 3, 2026
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Nov 19, 2025
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 19, 2025
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Nov 19, 2025
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Nov 19, 2025
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 19, 2025
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 19, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3211: Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3211/
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"S. 3211: Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3211/.
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S. 3211, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3211/.
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