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S. 3356 117th Congress Senate

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

Official title: A bill to effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.

Introduced: December 9, 2021 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Dec 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 9, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to award formula grants to state educational agencies 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6214 Identical bill Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15 Independent 1
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Dec 16, 2021
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 9, 2021
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 9, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 9, 2021
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Dec 9, 2021
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 9, 2021
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 9, 2021
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Dec 9, 2021
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Dec 9, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 9, 2021
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Padilla, Alex
California · Dec 9, 2021
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Dec 9, 2021
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 9, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Dec 9, 2021
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 9, 2021
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3356: Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3356/
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