Bill Tracker / 119th Congress / H.R. 8979
H.R. 8979 · 119th Congress
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
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Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. — 05/21/2026
What This Bill Does
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.
Summary as of 05/21/2026, via Congress.gov / Congressional Research Service.
Introduced
05/21/2026
Policy Area
Education
Cosponsors
9