118th Congress Health
H.R. 2642: PEER Mental Health Act of 2023
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- Introduced (completed)
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Summary
This bill establishes grants for school-based programs for training and education focused on childhood and adolescent mental health.
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award the grants to elementary or secondary schools or state or local educational agencies. Recipients must use the grants to provide training and educational resources about childhood and adolescent mental health conditions to (1) teachers and other school personnel, (2) students, and (3) parents and caregivers.
HHS must allocate at least 25% of the grants to schools in rural areas.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Donald Payne D-NJ
- Jasmine Crockett D-TX
- David Trone D-MD
- Andrea Salinas D-OR
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
- Marcus Molinaro R-NY
Who scored on this bill
- 1Becca Balint SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Becca Balint.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.