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S. 1204 116th Congress Senate

Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Instit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsAdvisory bodiesDepartment of EducationDisability and health-based discrimination
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Disability and paralysisEducational guidanceExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHigher educationMental healthRight of privacy
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education. The commission must conduct a study and report on (1) services available to students with mental health disabilities in institutions of higher education (IHEs) and the effectiveness of such services in supporting these students; (2) the impact of policies and procedures, such as reasonable accommodation and disciplinary policies, that help or hinder the goal of providing equal opportunity to these students; (3) the use of protected health information of these students by IHEs; (4) the impact of providing mental health services on a student's academic performance, well-being, and ability to complete college; (5) conclusions on the major challenges facing these students; and (6) recommendations to improve the overall education, retention, and graduation of these students.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3489 Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 11, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 11, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 11, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 11, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1204: Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1204/
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"S. 1204: Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1204/.
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S. 1204, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1204/.
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