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H.R. 1378 (114th)

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

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Introduced

16 March 2015

Last action

29 April 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Sponsors

Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], David Scott, Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]

Subjects

Education

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23 March 2026

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Summary

Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary on policy issues related to recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work. The Commission shall study issues facing the social work profession, including: (1) fair market compensation, high educational debt, social work workforce trends, translating social work research to practice, and social work safety; and (2) state-level social work licensure policies and reciprocity agreements for providing services across state lines. The Secretary is directed to award grants to four eligible entities, including at least two agencies of state or local governments, to assist them in carrying out a workplace improvement program to address concerns for the social work profession. The Secretary shall also award grants to: (1) 25 social workers who hold a doctoral degree in social work for postdoctoral research in social work, (2) 20 eligible institutions of higher education to support the recruitment and education of social work students in advanced degree programs and the professional development of social work faculty, and (3) six eligible covered entities to test and replicate effective social work interventions. The Secretary shall contract with a national social work entity that serves as a coordinating center to: (1) engage in activities to build on the efforts of the National Association of Social Workers National Center for Workforce Studies; (2) collect, coordinate, monitor, and distribute data and information on best practices and findings regarding grant-funded activities; (3) report to the Secretary recommendations on the need to recruit new social workers, retain current social worker, conduct social worker research, and reinvest in the profession of social work; and (4) select research topics to further the goals of this Act. The Secretary must develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the social work profession.

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Timeline

  1. 16 March 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 April 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

    Source: Committee

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