Today, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), and Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) introduced the Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act. The legislation, which aligns with President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, would invest more than $1 billion over five years in training and increasing opportunities for the nation’s direct care workers, which include personal care aides, home health aides, and nursing assistants.
The press release may be accessed here, fact sheet here, and bill text here.