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H.R. 1689 118th Congress House

Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to award grants to eligible entities to support the m… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to award grants to eligible entities to support the mental and behavioral health of elementary and secondary school students, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Mar 31, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 21, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 31, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services) to carry out a grant program for eligible entities to support the mental and behavioral health of elementary and secondary school students. An eligible entity is a partnership between (1) a local educational agency or a consortium of such agencies, and (2) a community health care provider or an educational service agency.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
Molinaro, Marcus
· Dec 4, 2023
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Oct 6, 2023
 R
Flood, Mike
Nebraska · Sep 18, 2023
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Apr 25, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 21, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1689: Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1689/
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"H.R. 1689: Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1689/.
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H.R. 1689, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1689/.
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