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HR 4198 117th Congress House Education

Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021

Introduced: October 5, 2021 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021

This bill establishes a program to expand the mental health services workforce in schools. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to contract with graduate institutions to pay a share of the cost of attendance for graduate students pursuing careers in the school-based mental health profession (e.g., school counseling).

What's happening now June 28, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3927 Related bill Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 12
Manning, Kathy
· Dec 5, 2022
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Aug 19, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 28, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 15, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 3, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 18, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 10, 2022
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 10, 2022
Delgado, Antonio
· Dec 23, 2021
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Dec 20, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Dec 16, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 7, 2021
Crist, Charlie
· Nov 16, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Oct 5, 2021
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Aug 20, 2021
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4198: Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4198/
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"H.R. 4198: Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4198/.
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H.R. 4198, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4198/.
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