Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act

This bill would have the Department of Health and Human Services set up a national technical assistance center to help build the workforce of paid direct care workers who assist older adults and people with disabilities, and to support family caregivers. Within 12 months, the Department would award grants to states, tribes, unions, employers, nonprofits, and colleges for projects that recruit, train, keep, and advance direct care workers and their managers, and that support paid or unpaid family caregivers. Grant recipients would have to spend at least 5 percent of most grants on direct financial help or support services for workers, could spend no more than 5 percent on administration, and would report data each year. The bill authorizes $2 million per year for the center from 2027 through 2031 and $1 billion for grants in fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsors

• Tim Kaine Democrat sponsor
• 8 cosponsors