Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023
Latest action · May 11, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023
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 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Nov 3, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Nov 14, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Apr 2, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 12, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | May 17, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | May 23, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 31, 2024 |
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 May 11, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2023Introduced in House
- May 11, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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. 169, no. 80, May 11, 2023, page H2311.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-30 | MEMBER DAY33 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Dec 1, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1574 | Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act | Related bill | May 11, 2023 |
| HR 4198 | Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Jun 28, 2021 |
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 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2023Introduced 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.
