H.R. 3228 118th Congress House

Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023

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

Introduced: December 31, 2024 Introduced by: Brian K. Fitzpatrick Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

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May 11, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

May 11, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action May 11, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023

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).

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
for AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
for AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
for AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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Cosponsors 25

Neguse, Joe

Colorado · Dec 31, 2024

Spanberger, Abigail

· Oct 29, 2024

Kim, Andy

New Jersey · Oct 4, 2024

Budzinski, Nikki

Illinois · Sep 24, 2024

Illinois · Aug 16, 2024

Trone, David

· Jul 18, 2024

Tokuda, Jill N.

Hawaii · Jun 21, 2024

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Jun 7, 2024

Allred, Colin

· May 23, 2024

Thanedar, Shri

Michigan · May 17, 2024

Goldman, Daniel S.

New York · May 10, 2024

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 12, 2024

Landsman, Greg

Ohio · Apr 11, 2024

Harder, Josh

California · Apr 2, 2024

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Mar 5, 2024

Jackson, Jeff

· Dec 19, 2023

Pappas, Chris

New Hampshire · Nov 14, 2023

Crow, Jason

Colorado · Nov 3, 2023

Davis, Donald G.

North Carolina · Sep 29, 2023

Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila

Florida · Jul 10, 2023

Kilmer, Derek

· Jun 27, 2023

Lawler, Michael

New York · Jun 22, 2023

Golden, Jared F.

Maine · May 11, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3228: Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3228/

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"H.R. 3228: Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3228/.

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