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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 22, 2001
Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act of 2001 - Amends Federal law concerning Federal workers' compensation to authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses.
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Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D–HI
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Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S319)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S319)
Introduced in Senate
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