IV 
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, fami-
lies, 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 
of Americans each day and in an array of settings, in-
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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, includ-
ing 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 grow-
ing 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, includ-
ing 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 so-
ciety to meet people where they are and help empower 
people and our society to reach the goals they wish to at-
tain: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of a ‘‘Social 
Work Month’’ and a ‘‘World Social Work Day’’; 
(2) recognizes with gratitude the contributions 
of the millions of social workers who have advanced 
individual, family, community, and the Nation’s 
health and well-being since the founding of the social 
work profession over a century ago, and continue to 
do so today; 
(3) acknowledges the diligent efforts of individ-
uals and groups who promote the importance of so-
cial work and observe ‘‘Social Work Month’’ and 
‘‘World Social Work Day’’; and 
(4) encourages individuals to engage in appro-
priate ceremonies and activities to promote further 
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awareness of the life-changing role that social work-
ers play. 
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