Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act has not moved since its introduction on May 21, 2026, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedMay 21, 2026
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 41 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 10 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 1,686 words
- Latest action
- May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 4618 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 118th H.R. 8524 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act D · Introduced
- 118th S. 4407 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]