Mental Health in Schools Act
Latest action · May 24, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 17, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2024 to Jul 22, 2024; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 17, 2024 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jul 22, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 17, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 24, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 17, 2024Introduced in House
- May 17, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 H3357H.R. 8444–8466 | — | May 17, 2024 |
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. 170, no. 86, May 17, 2024, page H3357.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to establish grant programs to promote mental health in schools, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Mental Health in Schools Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 17, 2024Introduced 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.
