Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day.

The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act: the initiative attempts to address matters of recruitment/retention as it pertains to the Social Work profession, in addition to the establishment of a Social Work commission to study significant problems associated with the profession; (H.R.795/S.686); S. 686 (Mikulski), H.R. 795 (Towns) Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act Support a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work. H. R. 4872 (Spratt) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Support an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. The bill makes a number of health-related financing and revenue changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted by H.R.3590 and modifies higher education assistance programs. H.R. 3962 (Dingell) Affordable Health Care for America Act Issues: Health System Reform Support a bill to provide affordable, guaranteed health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R. 3590 (Rangel) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Issues: Health System Reform. Support a bill to provide affordable, guaranteed health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. S. 71/H.R. 2058 Post Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009. A bill to require mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in connection with a contingency operation, and for other purposes. H.R. 2058 Post Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009. A bill to require mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in connection with a contingency operation, and for other purposes. H.R. 3200 Americas Affordable Health Choices Act. To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 795 and S.686, Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act. Support establishing a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to address recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the social work profession. S. 114, National Center for Social Work Research Act. Support establishing the National Center for Social Work Research as an agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern. S. 1403, Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2009. Support ensuring that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs that would assist individuals in pursuing health careers or for grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training program. H.R. 1490, Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act Support establishing a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Support a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans. The bill is the Senate vehicle for health care reform legislation. H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Support the bill that made a number of health-related financing and revenue changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted by H.R. 3590 and modifies higher education assistance provisions. H.R.4594/ S.2982, International Violence Against Women Act of 2010. Support efforts to combat international violence against women and girls. H. RES. 1167, House Resolution for Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day. Support the resolution honoring the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day. S.1263/ H.R.3172, Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2009. Support the effort to provide for advanced illness care management services for Medicare beneficiaries. SA 3453, Sessions-McCaskill Amendment to HR 1586 Opposed the amendment to impose statutory both defense and non-defense discretionary spending caps through FY 2013. H.R. 4123/S. 2809, Alzheimers Treatment and Caregiver Support Act. Support legislation that would provide grants to public and non-profit organizations to improve treatment for individuals with Alzheimers disease, and expand training and support services for caregivers. H.R. 2366, Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2009. Support legislation that would require a group health plan providing benefits for intravenously administered or injected cancer medications to provide no less favorable coverage for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells.