H.R. 1138: School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-16 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act

Plain summary

School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain or hire additional school social workers. Permits grantees to use the funds to reimburse school social workers for expenses they incur in rendering services. Requires grant-funded social workers to target their services to the highest-need students. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to high-need LEAs in applying for such grants. Prohibits the grant funds from being used to supplant other federal, state, or local funds used for hiring and retaining school social workers.

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Official text

School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1138.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1138 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112