S.1273 - Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011

A bill 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. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill 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. as introduced.
  • Short: Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011 as introduced.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $377,974
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $320,783
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $111,600
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $73,700
Sen. Joe Donnelly [D, IN] $72,500
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] $72,000
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D, NM] $69,000
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D, CT] $59,000
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] $55,175
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] $45,220
 
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-27] $178,091
Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz [D, PA-13] $139,750
Rep. Colleen W. Hanabusa [D, HI-1] $123,860
Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-1] $111,283
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D, AZ-1] $97,150
Rep. John Garamendi [D, CA-3] $80,500
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-11] $80,150
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-12] $73,500
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-46] $73,150
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-9] $70,500

Specific Organizations Supporting S.1273

  • Direct Care Alliance
  • AFL-CIO
  • Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
  • National Employment Law Project
  • 9to5, National Association of Working Women
  • Sociologists for Women in Society
  • Service Employees International Union
  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

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