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HR 3726 118th Congress House Education

Student Mental Health Rights Act

Introduced: March 20, 2024 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 25, 2023
Introduced in House
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Student Mental Health Rights Act

This bill addresses mental health and substance use at institutions of higher education (IHEs).

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to solicit information from students and conduct a study on mental health disabilities and substance use disorders at IHEs.

In addition, ED must issue guidance on IHEs' (1) compliance with federal law on mental health, (2) legal obligations to students with mental health disabilities and students with substance use disorders, and (3) policies that may have a discriminatory impact on such students.

What's happening now May 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 20, 2024
Phillips, Dean
· Mar 20, 2024
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 20, 2024
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 1, 2023
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 26, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 12, 2023
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jun 5, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 25, 2023
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 25, 2023
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 25, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3726: Student Mental Health Rights Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3726/
MLA
"H.R. 3726: Student Mental Health Rights Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3726/.
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H.R. 3726, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3726/.
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[H.R. 3726: Student Mental Health Rights Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3726/)
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