House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to hire and retain school social workers, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7798.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 41, March 4, 2026, Page H2421):Congress is established by Article I of the U.S. Constitution. This article vests all legislative powers in Congress, which consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 176 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7798, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7798
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Hillary Scholten (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gwen Moore.
- H.Con.Res. 22 (119th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded…
- H.R. 7995 (119th) CONNECT Act
- H.R. 9289 (119th) Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026
- H.R. 8089 (119th) Perinatal Workforce Act
- H.R. 7227 (119th) Mental Health and MAMA Act of 2026
- H.R. 7705 (119th) Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.