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HR 1484 115th Congress House

Social Worker Safety Act of 2017

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers and other similar professionals … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers and other similar professionals who work with at-risk populations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 9, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Worker Safety Act of 2017

This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for providing safety measures to social workers and other similar professionals working with violent, illicit drug-using, or other at-risk populations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 13, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 9, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1484: Social Worker Safety Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1484/
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"H.R. 1484: Social Worker Safety Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1484/.
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H.R. 1484, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1484/.
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