NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS

Lobbying for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 21, 2026

Expenses

$20,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using C: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 16

S 1797
Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act
HR 3808
Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act
HR 1096
HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2025
S 683
More Behavioral Health Providers Act of 2025
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
S 2011
Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025
HR 3884
Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025
S 4202
Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act of 2026
HR 8081
Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act of 2026
HR 6574
Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act
HR 6677
Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
S 4039
Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
HR 6718
Professional Student Degree Act
HR 3655
STAR Plus Scholarship Act
HR 6672
Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2025
HR 1149
POWER Act

Lobbying activity 5

Medicare/Medicaid

- (S.1797/H.R.3808) Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act. - (H.R.1096) HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2025 - (S.683) More Behavioral Health Providers Act of 2025 - Issues surrounding Medicaid reforms - Extension of Medicare telehealth flexibilities - (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] - Issues surrounding LCSW Medicare reimbursement - (S. 2011/H.R. 3884) Telemental Health Care Access Act - (S.4202/H.R.8081) Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues surrounding access to child tax credit and the earned income tax credit

Budget/Appropriations

- Workplace violence in healthcare and social services - (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21]

Education

- (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits - (H.R. 6574) Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals (LEAP) Act - (H.R.6677) Professional Degree Restoration Act - (S.4039) Professional Degree Access Restoration Act - (H.R.6718) Professional Student Degree Act

Health Issues

- Issues surrounding artificial intelligence and social work - Federal grants and loans for women and minority-owned private practices - (H.R.3655) STAR Plus Scholarship Act - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2025 - Connecting Students with Mental health Services Act - (H.R. 6672) Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act - (H.R. 1149) Social Work Month Resolution

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.