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Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act

H.R. 6137 · House bill Labor and Employment

A Republican bill with 33 Democratic cosponsors · See all 50 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act. It requires the Office of Management and Budget to consider creating a separate occupational code for direct support professionals during the next revision of the Standard Occupational Classification system. Direct support professionals help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities live independently and handle daily activities. Home- and community-based service providers face a high national turnover rate of 39 percent for these workers. Creating a separate code will help the federal government and states track labor shortages and data on turnover rates. If the Office of Management and Budget decides not to create the separate code, the Director must submit an explanatory report to specific congressional committees within 30 days.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +6

    Would people with disabilities be better off under this?

    Aims to improve the quality and stability of care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

  • Scored +4

    Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities?

    Recognizes the specific needs of the disabled community by distinguishing their professional support system from general home health care.

  • Scored +2

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    Requires a report to Congress if the requested classification change is not implemented.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.