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. DINGELL, 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 Social Work’’—embodies the need to recognize the extraordinary 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, corporations, and the military, and in health care and mental 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 forefront on social justice, pushing for equal rights for 

women, African Americans, Latinos, people who are disabled, people who are LGBTQ, and various ethnic, cultural 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 improved 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 overcome 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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of Social 

3 Work Month and World Social Work Day; 

4 (2) acknowledges the diligent efforts of individ5 uals and groups who promote the importance of so6 cial work and observe Social Work Month and World 

7 Social Work Day; 

8 (3) encourages individuals to engage in appro9 priate ceremonies and activities to promote further 

10 awareness of the life-changing role that social work11 ers play; and 

12 (4) recognizes with gratitude the contributions 

13 of the millions of caring individuals who have chosen 

14 to serve their communities through social work. 

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