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

Higher Education Act HR 4137 and S 1642. NASW is advocating for loan forgiveness for social workers in this bill. We have written alerts to our members on this topic and made phone calls to House and Senate members; Dorothy Height/Whitney Young Social Work Reinvestment Act (S 2858). This bill will improve the social work workforce. We have written letters to House members and made numerous phone calls to House staff.

Client expense: $185,826 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2165 Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act; S. 106 National Center for Social Work Research Act; S.64 - Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2007; H.R. 5447/S. 2858 - Dorothy I. Height/Whitney Young Social Work Reinvestment Act; Omnibus Appropriations Legislation, FY2009

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Act (HR 4137 and S 1614). NASW is advocating for loan forgiveness for social workers in this bill. We have written alerts to our members on this topic and made phone calls to House and Senate members; Dorothy Height/Whitney Young Social Work Reinvestment Act (S 2858). This bill will improve the social work workforce. We have written letters to House members and made numerous phone calls to House staff.

Client expense: $234,194 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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; (HR 5447/S 2858); S 588/HR 1424 "Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act" mental health insurance coverage, support bills to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. S 1693 (Kennedy) "Wired for Health Care Quality Act," mental health and health privacy. Modify a bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States; HR 5442 (Markey) "TRUST in Health Information Act," mental health and health privacy. To modify a bill providing individuals with access to health information, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. HR 6357 (Dingell) "PRO(TECH)T Act," mental health and health privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, providing limited privacy protections and for other purposes. HR 3800 (Eshoo) "Improving the Interoperability of Health Information Technology," mental health and health privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. HR 5447 (Towns) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. social Work Reinvestment Act," health/social work workforce. 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. S. 2858 (Mikulski) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act," health/social work workforce. 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.

HR 5447 Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act. 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. S 2858 Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act. 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.

Client expense: $234,194 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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; (HR 5447/S 2858); S 588/HR 1424 "Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act" mental health insurance coverage, support bills to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. S 1693 (Kennedy) "Wired for Health Care Quality Act," mental health and health privacy. Modify a bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States; HR 5442 (Markey) "TRUST in Health Information Act," mental health and health privacy. To modify a bill providing individuals with access to health information, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. HR 6357 (Dingell) "PRO(TECH)T Act," mental health and health privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, providing limited privacy protections and for other purposes. HR 3800 (Eshoo) "Improving the Interoperability of Health Information Technology," mental health and health privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. HR 5447 (Towns) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. social Work Reinvestment Act," health/social work workforce. 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. S. 2858 (Mikulski) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act," health/social work workforce. 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.

HR 5447 Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act. 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. S 2858 Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act. 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.

Client expense: $234,194 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Act (HR 4137 and S 1614). NASW is advocating for loan forgiveness for social workers in this bill. We have written alerts to our members on this topic and made phone calls to House and Senate members; Dorothy Height/Whitney Young Social Work Reinvestment Act (S 2858). This bill will improve the social work workforce. We have written letters to House members and made numerous phone calls to House staff.

Client expense: $234,194 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2165 Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act; S. 106 National Center for Social Work Research Act; S.64 Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2007; H.R. 5447/S. 2858 - Dorothy I. Height/Whitney Young Social Work Reinvestment Act; H.R. __/S. 3230 - Department of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5447/S 2858: Social Work Reinvestment Act: Working on elements that enhance the capacity of the profession of social work to provide distinguishable social service delivery and also seek to remove systemic barriers such as educational debt which impede professional social workers from adequately engaging their clientele; HR 5447/ S 2858: 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; HR 2165: 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; S 106, 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 2708/ HR 6337, Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008, support the need to address the emerging care gap between the increasing numbers of older Americans and the lack of providers who are trained in caring for the medical, health and social needs of the aging population; HR 493 and S 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 2007: Support the passage of the bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment; HR 3333/ S 1576: Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act Support research, grants and demonstration projects to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority groups; HR 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007: Support the bill designed to improve the health of minority individuals. S 588/HR 1424 "Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act" Issues: Mental Health Insurance Coverage. Support bills to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services; S 1693 (Kennedy) "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. Modify a bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of healthcare in the United States; HR 5442 (Markey) "TRUST in Health Information Act" Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. To Modify a bill providing individuals with access to health information, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. HR 6357 (Dingell) "PRO(TECH)T Act" Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, providing limited privacy protections and for other purposes. HR 3800 (Eshoo) "Improving the Interoperability of Health Information Technology." Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. HR 5447 (Towns) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act" Issue: Health/Social Work Workforce. 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. S. 2858 (Mikulski) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act: Issue: Health/Social Work Workforce. 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. S. 3102 (Snowe) "Small Business Information Security Act" Issues: Mental health and health Privacy. Seek modifications in a bill to establish a Small Business Information Security Task Force, to protect health information privacy and for other purposes.

HR 5447: Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act, 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; S. 2858: Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act, 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. HR 1338/S 766: Paycheck Fairness Act: Working on elements that provide women with pay commensurate with their male counterparts, in addition to seeking the expansion of federal resources to enable women to pursue litigation and remedies provided economic disparity exists.

Client expense: $198,284 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5447/S 2858: 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.

Client expense: $198,284 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2165 Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act; S. 106 National Center for Social Work Research Act; S.64 Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2007; H.R. 5447/S. 2858 - Dorothy I. Height/Whitney Young Social Work Reinvestment Act; H.R. __/S. 3230 - Department of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE