HR4720-118

Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants for the recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 18, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants for the recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB08C8A9518EE4E16B6134E9E253AB4B3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act of 2023 or the Direct CARE Opportunity...
  • Section H57AA6FAF687B4352A77E2A8E85909CC4: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Nearly 25,000,000 adults in the United States require assistance completing self-care and other daily tasks due to...
  • Section H705D78066E6844D78CFA1B10D43A909A: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the...
  • Section H534D851C8EF44C989A795F76644B88C0: 4. Authority to award grants; duration Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, from the amounts appropriated under section 10(a) (and...
  • Section H79A23353007249ACBF14E63431FE5539: 5. Applications; consultation An eligible entity seeking a grant under this Act shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants for the recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Education, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants for the recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Education Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies: ,
workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 18, 2023

Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Wild, Ms. Lee …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Education Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"eligible entity" §H705D78066E6844D78CFA1B10D43A909A

an entity that is— a State

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