Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
Latest action · Sep 18, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state educational agencies to support school-based, mental-health-services providers at public elementary and secondary schools.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2019 to Jul 23, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 10, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jul 23, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Jul 23, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Sep 18, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3427 | Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 12, 2018 |
| HR 4381 | Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act | Identical bill | Sep 18, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to effectively staff the public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2019Introduced in Senate
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