- Direct Support Professional Resolution Will Go To House Vote
DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL RESOLUTION
WILL GO TO HOUSE VOTE As NYSACRA reported last week, on Wednesday, October 22, 2003, the U.S. Senate approved the Direct Support Professional Recognition Resolution (S.Con.Res. 21) by unanimous consent, and we asked for your help in carrying the momentum of the Senate’s passage over to the House for this week. In the House, the Direct Support Professional Recognition Resolution (H.Con.Res 94) is set to be voted upon by tomorrow, and is sponsored by Representatives Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Lois Capps (D-CA) and currently has 42 additional co-sponsors, but still only three are from New York (Reps Michael R. McNulty (CD 21), Maurice D. Hinchey (CD 22) and John M. McHugh (CD 23). This Resolution will move to the House floor for a vote as soon as tomorrow. NYSACRA thanks those Congressional Representatives that have joined in support of this Resolution.
Please Take Action: Contact your Congressperson: NYSACRA members should contact them TODAY! Urge them to co-sponsor H.Con.Res. 94.
Contact Your House Member Who Is Not Yet a Co-Sponsor. Use the sample letter on the NYSACRA website, www.nysacra.org to contact your Representative—just add your name, agency, address and phone number and email or fax the letter. If your Congressional Representative is not listed above, please contact your Representative, using the sample letter to request their support. You can find their contact information at http://www.house.gov.
Please thank those members who have already sponsored this Resolution, as of Monday, November 03, 2003, at 3:00 p.m.; there were no additional sponsors.
If you need this information because you do not have easy access to the Internet, please contact NYSACRA. Remember to let NYSACRA know of your efforts! |
