US Congress House Bill 868 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 55-15)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide funds to states to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities under the Medicaid program. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, to audit a sample from among the states in order to assess the effectiveness of progress made in reducing or eliminating the wage gap between targeted and reference direct support professionals through funds under this Act. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the wage equalization and recruitment and retention of direct support professionals who are providing services and supports to individuals with disabilities.

Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2009

Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Bob Etheridge [D-NC]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. John McHugh [R-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]	Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]
Rep. David Wu [D-OR]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-09		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-02-04		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/868/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr868/BILLS-111hr868ih.pdf