US HB1532 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to advise on social work policy issues, (2) award specified grants to support social work activities, and (3) develop public service announcements to promote the social work profession. HHS shall award grants to (1) certain entities that employ social workers to carry out workplace improvement programs to address concerns related to the social work profession; (2) institutions of higher education to support social work students and faculty; (3) eligible state or local government entities or nonprofits to test and replicate effective social work interventions; and (4) postdoctoral researchers in social work.

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Title

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

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-05HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-03-05HouseIntroduced in House

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