House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2023
- Committee actionJul 10, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 587.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2941.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2941, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act” on August 7, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on July 10, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 7, 2024 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60600
- CBO publication date
- August 7, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2941, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-693 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on September 19, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 19, 2024 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/693
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2941, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
36de3164ada7186f19246c039977a51d8b420592bad67fc853c89014176db32e
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 71, April 27, 2023, Page H2086):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: direct support professionalsSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2023 ↗
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- Statement length
- 103 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2941, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
36de3164ada7186f19246c039977a51d8b420592bad67fc853c89014176db32e
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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
53 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 43 Democrats
43 of 53 cosponsors (81%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Mike Carey (R-OH), Troy Carter (D-LA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Comer (R-KY), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Ron Estes (R-KS), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Brian Higgins (D-NY), John Joyce (R-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Young Kim (R-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), James McGovern (D-MA) and 23 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
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- H.R. 1395 (118th) Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2024
- H.R. 5397 (118th) Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2023
- H.R. 7869 (118th) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
- H.R. 3229 (118th) Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.