3.0.0 5902 2023-01-11T13:21:52Z 2023-01-11T13:21:52Z House H HR 2010-07-28 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2010-10-13T15:18:40Z Referred to 2010-07-28T14:03:36Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-07-28T14:03:38Z Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act 111 3696 S 2010-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2010-10-13 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2010-07-28 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-28 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2010-07-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1458) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 N B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2010-07-28 True B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2010-07-28 True D000210 Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10] Bill Delahunt D MA 10 2010-07-28 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2010-07-28 True E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2010-07-28 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2010-07-28 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2010-07-28 True F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2010-07-28 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2010-07-28 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2010-07-28 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2010-07-28 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2010-07-28 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2010-07-28 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2010-07-28 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2010-07-28 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2010-07-28 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2010-07-28 True L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2010-07-28 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2010-07-28 True M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2010-07-28 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2010-07-28 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2010-07-28 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2010-07-28 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2010-07-28 True S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2010-07-28 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2010-07-28 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2010-07-28 True W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2010-07-28 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2010-07-30 False K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2010-07-30 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2010-09-23 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2010-09-23 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2010-09-23 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] Paul Tonko D NY 21 2010-09-23 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2010-09-29 False Health Allied health services Employee benefits and pensions Employment and training programs Government information and archives Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Labor standards Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Personnel records Wages and earnings Health 00 2010-07-28 Introduced in House 2010-11-09T21:31:07Z Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements any employee employed on a casual basis in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of disability (or because of age or infirmity, as under current law) are unable to care for themselves.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish: (1) a direct care workforce monitoring program; and (2) a National Advisory Council on the Direct Care Workforce.

Directs the Secretary to award three-year grants to states and other eligible entities to improve the recruitment, retention, and education of the direct care workforce.

]]> Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act Display Title Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act with regard to certain exemptions under that Act for direct care workers and to improve the systems for the collection and reporting of data relating to the direct care workforce, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act Introduced in House 2010-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5902ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5902ih.xml 2010-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.