Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
Latest action · May 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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 21, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
This bill directs the Department of Education to award formula grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to increase access to school-based, mental-health-services providers at high-need public elementary and secondary schools.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | May 21, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Sep 28, 2026 |
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 21, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2026Introduced in House
- May 21, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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. 172, no. 87, May 21, 2026, page H3725.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4407 | Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act | Cross-Congress related bill | May 23, 2024 |
| S 4618 | Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act | Identical bill | May 21, 2026 |
| HR 8524 | Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act | Cross-Congress related bill | May 23, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2026Introduced 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.
