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H.R. 1289: Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act

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H.R. 1289: Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-01 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

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

Plain 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.

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 19 cosponsors

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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Julia Brownley (D-CA)

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr1289 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115