Skip to main content
S. 3927 117th Congress Senate

Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act

Official title: A bill to establish the Mental Health Excellence in Schools Program to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2022 Introduced by: Jeanne Shaheen Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Education
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 24, 2022
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action March 24, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act

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).

Additionally, the bill requires an independent national evaluation of the outcomes and effectiveness of the program.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4198 Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021
  • S 4486 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 24, 2022
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 24, 2022
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 24, 2022
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3927: Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3927/
MLA
"S. 3927: Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3927/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3927, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3927/.
Markdown link
[S. 3927: Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3927/)
Report a problem