Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act
Latest action · May 15, 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 15, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act
This bill incorporates mental health promotion and education into guidelines for school wellness policies that are used by local educational agencies participating in school meal programs.
Specifically, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must issue further regulations for local educational agencies to (1) incorporate goals for mental health promotion and education, and (2) include reducing eating disorders as part of the nutrition guidelines for foods available on school campuses.
The bill also requires that local educational agencies establish multidisciplinary teams of school personnel to lead the development, periodic review, and updating of local school wellness policies. Further, the bill requires the involvement of registered dietitians and school-based mental health services providers (in addition to those already required to be involved) in the periodic review and updating of the local policy.
USDA must also provide technical assistance to promote mental health, encourage mental health assessments, and establish resilient school environments.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2023 to Nov 12, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | May 15, 2023 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 24, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Apr 12, 2024 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Apr 12, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 12, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | May 17, 2024 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Nov 12, 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 15, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2023Introduced in House
- May 15, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- May 11, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2299)
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. 81, May 15, 2023, page H2349.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 754 | Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act | Identical bill | Mar 9, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to modify requirements for local school wellness policies.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 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.
