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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 257 

Supporting the goals and ideals of a ‘‘Social Work Month’’ and a ‘‘World 

Social Work Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 27, 2023 

Ms. LEE of California submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of a ‘‘Social Work Month’’ 

and a ‘‘World Social Work Day’’. 

Whereas social workers enter the profession because they 

have a strong desire to help empower individuals, families, communities, and our Nation to overcome issues that 

prevent them from reaching their full potential; 

Whereas social workers have worked for more than a century 

to improve human health and well-being and enhance the 

basic needs of all people; 

Whereas social workers follow a code of ethics that calls on 

them to fight social injustice and respect the dignity and 

worth of all people; 

Whereas social workers positively touch the lives of millions 

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cluding schools, hospitals, the military, child welfare 

agencies, and community centers, and in Federal, State, 

and local government; 

Whereas the 2023 ‘‘Social Work Month’’ theme, ‘‘Social 

Work Breaks Barriers’’, embodies how social workers 

help empower individuals, families, communities, and our 

society to overcome hurdles that prevent them from 

achieving better health and well-being; 

Whereas social workers are one of the largest providers of 

mental health, behavioral health, and social care services 

in the United States, working daily to help thousands of 

Americans overcome mental illnesses such as depression 

and anxiety, and meet basic needs; 

Whereas social workers are on the frontlines of the Nation’s 

addiction crisis, helping people get the treatment they 

need and prevail over substance use disorders; 

Whereas social workers help people cope with death and grief; 

Whereas social workers help people and communities recover 

from natural disasters that are increasingly fueled by our 

warming climate, including hurricanes, droughts, and 

floods; 

Whereas social workers continue to help this Nation live up 

to its values by advocating for equal rights for all, including people of color, people who are Indigenous, people 

who identify as LGBTQIA2S+, and people who follow 

various faiths; 

Whereas the social work profession is one of the fastest growing professions in the United States, but still not large 

enough to meet the demand; 

Whereas there is a need to make a meaningful investment in 

recruitment and retention of the social work profession; 


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Whereas social workers serve in all levels of government; 

Whereas social workers have continued to push for changes 

that have made our society a better place to live, including a livable wage, improved workplace safety, and social 

safety net programs that help ameliorate poverty, hunger, 

and homelessness; and 

Whereas social workers endeavor to work throughout our society to meet people where they are and help empower 

people and our society to reach the goals they wish to attain: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of a ‘‘Social 

3 Work Month’’ and a ‘‘World Social Work Day’’; 

4 (2) recognizes with gratitude the contributions 

5 of the millions of social workers who have advanced 

6 individual, family, community, and the Nation’s 

7 health and well-being since the founding of the social 

8 work profession over a century ago, and continue to 

9 do so today; 

10 (3) acknowledges the diligent efforts of individ11 uals and groups who promote the importance of so12 cial work and observe ‘‘Social Work Month’’ and 

13 ‘‘World Social Work Day’’; and 

14 (4) encourages individuals to engage in appro15 priate ceremonies and activities to promote further 


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1 awareness of the life-changing role that social work2 ers play. 

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