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IV
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 176
Supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social
Work Day on March 19, 2019.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 2019
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. NADLER, Mr.
BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. LEWIS) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and
World Social Work Day on March 19, 2019.
Whereas the social work profession is dedicated to enhancing
well-being and helping meet the basic needs of all people,
especially those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living
in poverty;
Whereas this year’s Social Work Month theme—‘‘Elevate So-
cial Work’’—embodies the need to recognize the extraor-
dinary contributions of the profession to our society;
Whereas the social work profession is expected to grow faster
than average over the next seven years, with more than
682,000 people expected to be employed as social workers
by 2026;
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Whereas social workers elevate and empower people, giving
them the ability to solve problems, cope with personal
roadblocks, and get the resources they need to succeed;
Whereas the social work profession is deeply woven into our
society with social workers active in government, schools,
universities, social service agencies, communities, cor-
porations, and the military, and in health care and men-
tal health care settings;
Whereas social workers are the largest group of providers of
mental health services in the United States and the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs is one of
the largest employers of social workers holding advanced
degrees;
Whereas social workers travel across the Nation and world to
help people in crisis, helping them overcome issues such
as death and grief, epidemics, environmental pollution,
and natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, and
floods;
Whereas, for decades, social workers have been in the fore-
front on social justice, pushing for equal rights for
women, African Americans, Latinos, people who are dis-
abled, people who are LGBTQ, and various ethnic, cul-
tural and religious groups;
Whereas, for more than a century, the social work profession
has been on the cutting edge of helping create changes
to make our society a better place to live, including im-
proved workplace safety, a minimum wage, and social
safety net programs that ameliorate poverty and hunger;
and
Whereas social workers stand ready to help our society over-
come current pressing issues, including equal rights for
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all, the need for improved availability of health care and
mental health services, immigration reform, voting rights,
and the environmental impact of global warming: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) supports the goals and ideals of Social
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Work Month and World Social Work Day;
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(2) acknowledges the diligent efforts of individ-
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uals and groups who promote the importance of so-
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cial work and observe Social Work Month and World
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Social Work Day;
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(3) encourages individuals to engage in appro-
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priate ceremonies and activities to promote further
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awareness of the life-changing role that social work-
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ers play; and
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(4) recognizes with gratitude the contributions
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of the millions of caring individuals who have chosen
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to serve their communities through social work.
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