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Senate resolution · 118th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2024, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

S.Res. 817Introduced Sep 16, 2024Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Cardin D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 16, 2024 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6068; text: CR S6054)

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

11 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 9 Democrats, 1 independent

1 of 11 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ben Cardin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.