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H.R. 9469 117th Congress House

Student Mental Health Improvement Act of 2022

Official title: To authorize a Mental Health Education Grant program to encourage students to pursue a career as a counselor, social worker, or therapist in an elementary or secondary school, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2022 Introduced by: Tom Emmer Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 8, 2022
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 Latest action December 8, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Mental Health Improvement Act of 2022

This bill establishes a grant program through which the Department of Education may award grants to eligible students attending institutions of higher education to pursue careers in mental health occupations. It also allows for a refundable tax credit for qualified school-based mental health professionals.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9469: Student Mental Health Improvement Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9469/
MLA
"H.R. 9469: Student Mental Health Improvement Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9469/.
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H.R. 9469, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9469/.
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