House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 19, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 19, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6137.
- 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. 171, No. 195, November 19, 2025, Page H4817):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 19, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6137, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6137
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
50 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 33 Democrats
33 of 50 cosponsors (66%) are from the other party.
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Randy Fine (R-FL), Jared Golden (D-ME), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Young Kim (R-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), John Mannion (D-NY) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
- H.R. 3535 (119th) Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
- H.R. 4993 (119th) Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2025
- H.R. 8844 (119th) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
- H.R. 1065 (119th) Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- H.R. 2253 (119th) Puppy Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 1684 (119th) PAST Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.