Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1532
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 5, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 5, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1532
Congress
116
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Social Welfare
Primary focus of measure is public assistance and Social Security programs; social services matters, including community service, volunteer, and charitable activities. Measures concerning such health programs as Medicare and Medicaid may fall under Health policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
District of Columbia
Democrat
Georgia
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Kentucky
Democrat
New Hampshire
Democrat
New York
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
U.S. Virgin Islands
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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 (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.

Text (1)
March 5, 2019
Actions (2)
03/05/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
03/05/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:03:26 PM