US Congress House Bill 1490 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-0)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants to states to provide safety measures to social workers and other professionals working with violent, drug-using, or other at-risk populations. Authorizes such grants to be used to provide or support: (1) the procurement and installation of safety equipment, including communications systems to assist agencies in locating staff, and technical assistance and training for safety communications; (2) training exercises for self-defense and crisis management; (3) facility safety improvements; (4) provision of pepper spray for self-defense; (5) training in cultural competency and on strategies for de-escalating a situation that could turn volatile; (6) training to help workers who work with mentally ill communities and who need help coping; and (7) educational resources and materials to train staff on safety and awareness measures. Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines for assuring the cost-effectiveness and quality of the safety measures funded.

Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act

Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]
Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Vic Snyder [D-AR]	Rep. John Spratt [D-SC]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-14		Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
2009-03-12		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1490/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1490/BILLS-111hr1490ih.pdf