119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Nov 19, 2025
Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
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Latest action (Sep 14, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Labor and Employment
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
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AUTISM SPEAKS · lobbying firm or registrant: AUTISM SPEAKS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…9, RISE Act, all provisions H.R. 4086, Autism Family Caregivers Act, all provisions H.R. 4644/S.2459, ABLE Employment Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 6147/S. 3211, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act, all provisions H.R. 6602/S.4089, Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act, all provisions H.R.8298, SSI…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$950,000
Spent on own lobbying
…94, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Women in Combat. S. 3211- Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Disability Rights. S. 2528-Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Serv…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
Supported the introduction and cosponsorship of S. 3211/H.R. 6137 - Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act urging OMB to create a standard occupational classification for direct support professiona…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CURE SMA · lobbying firm or registrant: CURE SMA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tegration, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act to establish a Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) for Direct Support Professionals (S.3211)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CURE SMA · lobbying firm or registrant: CURE SMA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
…S. 2903), Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act to establish a Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) for Direct Support Professionals (S.3211)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: CORCORAN STRATEGIES GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 6, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the direct support professional workforce and community-based disability services. Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (S. 3211/H.R. 6137).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: CORCORAN STRATEGIES GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 6, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the direct support professional workforce and community-based disability services. Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (S. 3211/H.R. 6137).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$33,563
Spent on own lobbying
Supported the introduction and cosponsorship of S. 3211/H.R. 6137 - Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act urging OMB to create a standard occupational classification for direct support professiona…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$33,366
Spent on own lobbying
Supported the introduction and cosponsorship of S. 3211/H.R.6137 - Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act urging OMB to create a standard occupational classification for direct support professional…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARC OF THE UNITED STATES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
Disability community concerns regarding employment; Supporting the Direct Support Professional workforce; H.R.6137/ S.3211 - Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE COUNCIL FOR AUTISM SERVICE PROVIDERS (CASP) · lobbying firm or registrant: GEPHARDT GROUP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to access to services for those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); H.R. 6131/S.3211, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act; Autism coverage under the Department of Defense's TRICARE program
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$32,469
Spent on own lobbying
Supported the introduction and cosponsorship of S. 3211/H.R.6137 - Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act urging OMB to create a standard occupational classification for direct support professional…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing