United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2437 (108th)
Child Protection Services Workforce Improvement Act
Introduced
11 June 2003
Last action
30 June 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Sponsors
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Child Protection Services Workforce Improvement Act - Amends part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administration of Children and Families, to make grants to States to improve the quality of child welfare services by increasing the quality and capacity of their child welfare workforce or by increasing the coordination of their child welfare services; and (2) provide for an increase in payment rate for States for expenditures for short term training of staff of certain child welfare agencies and court personnel. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for loan forgiveness for child welfare workers who: (1) complete a degree in social work or related field with a focus on serving children and families; and (2) obtain employment in public or private child welfare services, and work full time for two consecutive years.
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Timeline
11 June 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1219)
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2003
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2003
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Source: Committee
30 June 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2437
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2437
- us · 108-hr-2437 · source updated 23 March 2026