Senate Bill 1298 - Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-04-26

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Alternative Names

Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act

Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act

A bill to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers.

Associated Legislation

HCBS Access Act

HCBS Access Act

Policy Areas

Social Welfare

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

Committees and Subcommittees

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Variations and Revisions

Kirsten E. GillibrandHCBS Access Act

Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act

12/9/2023, 5:40 PM

Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set up a national technical assistance center and grant program to support the direct c...

Congress
118

Number
S - 1298

Introduced on
2023-04-26

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

4/26/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set up a national technical assistance center and grant program to support the direct c...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers.

Policy Areas
Social Welfare

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary12/8/2023

Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set up a national technical assistance center and grant program to support the direct c...


Latest Action4/26/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.