# 119-s-3211: Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act

119-s-3211, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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- As of: 2026-09-26
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3211
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Gives direct support professionals a distinct occupational code in the Standard Occupational Classification.** The bill would direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to consider revising the SOC to add a separate code for direct support professionals as a health care support occupation and to include that consideration in the first SOC revision after enactment. If the Director declines to establish the code, the bill would require a report to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce within one month of that revision. The bill’s findings note DSPs help with daily living, promote independence, support community inclusion, and face a 39 percent turnover rate in a 2023 study, and argue a discrete code would improve interpretation of labor shortages and data collection. No new funds are authorized.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New job code for direct support workers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would ask the OMB Director to consider a separate Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code for direct support professionals. That review must happen at the first SOC revision after enactment. The bill would not itself create a new code. If the Director chooses not to cre…
- No new federal money to implement: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would state that no additional federal funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. That means agencies would need to use existing funds or seek separate appropriations to do any work tied to the bill.

## Related bills

- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-s-2837: Protect America’s Workforce Act
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3211 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3211)

## Related
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-2837: Protect America’s Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2837)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-339)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3211 (as of 2026-09-26).