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Senate resolution · 113th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2013, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

S.Res. 208Introduced Jul 31, 2013Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Cardin D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 31, 2013 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6138; text as passed Senate: CR S6132)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats

2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Mark Udall (D-CO), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ben Cardin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.