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H.Con.Res. 94: Direct Support Professional Recognition Resolution

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H.Con.Res. 94: Direct Support Professional Recognition Resolution

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-13 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-03-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 603 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HCONRES94 (2003-11-04), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Direct Support Professional Recognition Resolution

Plain summary

Direct Support Professional Recognition Resolution - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government and the States should make it a priority to promote a stable, quality direct support workforce for individuals with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities that advances national commitment to community integration for such individuals and personal security for them and their families.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A Yea supports adopting this resolution.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Direct Support Professional Recognition Resolution

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] · 47 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Harold Rogers (R-KY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (3)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hconres94 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108