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HR 8444 118th Congress House

Mental Health in Schools Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Subst… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to establish grant programs to promote mental health in schools, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2024 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 17, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 14
D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jul 22, 2024
Allred, Colin
· May 17, 2024
 D
Balint, Becca
Vermont · May 17, 2024
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 17, 2024
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 17, 2024
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · May 17, 2024
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 17, 2024
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 17, 2024
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · May 17, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 17, 2024
Porter, Katie
· May 17, 2024
 D
Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · May 17, 2024
 D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · May 17, 2024
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 17, 2024
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · May 17, 2024
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · May 17, 2024
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 17, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8444: Mental Health in Schools Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8444/
MLA
"H.R. 8444: Mental Health in Schools Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8444/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 8444, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8444/.
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[H.R. 8444: Mental Health in Schools Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8444/)
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