# 119-hr-7798: School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act

119-hr-7798, School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7798
- Congress: 119
- Title: School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-10

## Summary

**Expands school social work staffing to meet recommended ratios.** This bill would create a federal grant program and a national technical assistance center to help high-need schools recruit, retain, and deploy school social workers. - Students and families would get more access to counseling, crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, and help with barriers like homelessness and food insecurity, aiming for at least 1 school social worker per 250 students and 1 per 50 for students with intensive needs. - High-need local educational agencies would be eligible for grants lasting up to 4 years to retain or hire school social workers, reimburse travel and supervision costs, and, only when necessary, hire contractors to meet staffing ratios. - A new national technical assistance center would collect and share data, provide training and statewide or tribal strategies, and study social work programs to improve recruitment and retention. The bill would define school social workers as individuals with a master’s in social work from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited program. *Would authorize $100 million per year for FY2026–2030 to fund grants and the national center, increasing federal spending by up to $100 million annually.*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to hire school social workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create grants to help high-need school districts hire and keep school social workers. The program would authorize $100 million per year for FY2026 through FY2030. Grants last up to four years and must add to, not replace, other Federal, State, or local funds. Grant money…
- National center for school social work: benefit, low. If enacted, the Department of Education would create a national technical assistance center focused on school social work. The center would collect and share data on staffing ratios and program outcomes. It would study social work training, help States, tribes, colleges, and districts build workfor…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7798 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7798)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7798 (as of 2026-10-10).