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119th Congress Education

H.R. 8979: Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)May 21, 2026
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, May 21, 2026

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. May 21, 2026Introduced in the House by John Mannion.
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  1. May 21, 2026Introduced in House
  2. May 21, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.