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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.

USA115th CongressHR-1289| House 
| Updated: 3/1/2017
Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (19)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Timeline
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • March 1, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Social Welfare

Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationLicensing and registrationsPolicy sciencesPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsWages and earningsWorker safety and health

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.

USA115th CongressHR-1289| House 
| Updated: 3/1/2017
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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Timeline
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • March 1, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (19)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Social Welfare

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationLicensing and registrationsPolicy sciencesPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsWages and earningsWorker safety and health