,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for herself1  
,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1    
,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4        
,clarke1 ,mr4 ,braley of ,iowa1 ,mr4    
,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4
 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,hastings of 
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1  
,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,brown of   
,florida1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4    
,schwartz1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4             
,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4    
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4           
,butterfield1 ,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan     
,grisham of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,doggett1
 and ,mr4 ,holt7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,supporting   
the goals and ideals of ,professional   
,social ,work ,month and ,world ,social 

,work ,day4  ,whereas the social work   
profession has been instrumental in     
achieving civil rights and human rights 
advances in the ,united ,states and     
across the globe for more than a        
century2 ,whereas the primary mission of
 social work is to enhance human        
well-being and help meet the basic needs
 of all people1 especially the most     
vulnerable2 ,whereas programs and       
services provided by professional social
 workers are essential elements of the  
,united ,states social safety net2      
,whereas social workers make a critical 
impact in adolescent and youth          
development1 aging and family           
caregiving1 child protection and family 
services1 health care navigation1 mental
 and behavioral health treatment1       
military and veterans assistance1       
nonprofit management and community      
development1 and poverty reduction2     
,whereas social workers function as     
specialists1 consultants1 private       
practitioners1 educators1 community     

leaders1 policymakers1 and researchers2 
,whereas social workers influence many  
different organizations and human       
service systems and are employed in     
workplaces ranging from private and     
public agencies1 hospices and hospitals1
 schools and clinics1 to businesses and 
corporations1 military units1 elected   
offices1 think tanks1 and foundations2  
,whereas social workers seek to improve 
social functioning and social conditions
 for people in emotional1 psychological1
 economic1 and physical need2 ,whereas  
social workers are experts in care      
coordination1 case management1 and      
therapeutic treatment for               
biopsychosocial issues1 and have roles  
in more than #ej different fields of    
practice2 ,whereas social workers       
believe that a ,nation's strength       
depends on the ability of the majority  
of individuals to lead productive and   
healthy lives2 ,whereas social workers  
help people1 who are often navigating   
major life challenges1 find hope and new

 options for achieving their maximum    
potential2 ,whereas social workers      
identify and address gaps in social     
systems that impede full participation  
by individuals or groups in society2 and
 ,whereas ,march is recognized as       
,professional ,social ,work ,month and  
,world ,social ,work ,day is recognized 
on ,march #bj1 #bjac3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
goals and ideals of ,professional       
,social ,work ,month and ,world ,social 
,work ,day2  7#b7 acknowledges the      
diligent efforts of individuals and     
groups who promote the importance of    
social work and observe ,professional   
,social ,work ,month and ,world ,social 
,work ,day2  7#c7 encourages the people 
of the ,united ,states to engage in     
appropriate ceremonies and activities to
 promote further awareness of the       
life-changing role which social workers 
play2 and  7#d7 recognizes with         
gratitude the contributions of the      

millions of caring individuals who have 
chosen to serve their communities       
through social work4