Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 28, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021
This bill establishes a program to expand the mental health services workforce in schools. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to contract with graduate institutions to pay a share of the cost of attendance for graduate students pursuing careers in the school-based mental health profession (e.g., school counseling).
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2021 to Dec 5, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Jun 28, 2021 |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 20, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Dec 20, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Aug 19, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Dec 5, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 112, June 28, 2021, page H3240.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3228 | Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | May 11, 2023 |
| S 3927 | Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act | Related bill | Mar 24, 2022 |
| S 4486 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
