Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2017 to Jul 20, 2017; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Mar 1, 2017 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | May 23, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jul 20, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 36, March 1, 2017, page H1464.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1378 | Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act | Reintroduction of | Apr 29, 2015 |
| HR 1532 | Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 5, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Education programs funding
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Licensing and registrations
- Policy sciences
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research administration and funding
- Social Welfare
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
- Wages and earnings
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2017Introduced in House
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