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HR 1289 115th Congress House

Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act

Official title: To establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues related to recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and HHS on policy issues related to recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work.

In addition, HHS shall award specified grants to support grantees in carrying out workplace improvement programs to address concerns related to the social work profession.

HHS shall also award specified grants to support: (1) postdoctoral research in social work, (2) the recruitment and education of social work students in advanced degree programs and the professional development of social work faculty, and (3) the testing and replication of effective social work interventions.

HHS must contract with a national social work entity to serve as a coordinating center and clearinghouse.

In addition, HHS must develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the social work profession.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 20, 2017
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 21, 2017
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Mar 21, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 21, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 1, 2017
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Mar 1, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 1, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1289: Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1289/
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