Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2021
Latest action · Oct 21, 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.
- IntroducedOct 21, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education.
The commission must conduct a study and report on
- services available to students with mental health disabilities in institutions of higher education (IHEs) and the effectiveness of such services in supporting these students;
- the impact of policies and procedures, such as reasonable accommodation and disciplinary policies, that help or hinder the goal of providing equal opportunity to these students;
- the use of protected health information of these students by IHEs;
- the impact of providing mental health services on a student's academic performance, well-being, and ability to complete college;
- conclusions on the major challenges facing these students; and
- recommendations to improve the overall education, retention, and graduation of these students.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 21, 2021 to Jun 16, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Oct 21, 2021 |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Original | Oct 21, 2021 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Oct 21, 2021 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 16, 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 Oct 21, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 21, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H5791H.R. 5654–5675 | — | Oct 21, 2021 |
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. 185, October 21, 2021, page H5791.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3048 | Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2021 | Related bill | Oct 21, 2021 |
| HR 3451 | Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | May 17, 2023 |
| HR 3489 | Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Jun 25, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Advisory bodies
- Department of Education
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability and paralysis
- Education
- Educational guidance
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Higher education
- Mental health
- Right of privacy
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 21, 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.
