H.R. 8979 119th Congress House

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

Official title: To effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.

Introduced: May 21, 2026 Introduced by: John W. Mannion Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Education

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May 21, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

May 21, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Related & companion bills 3

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 8

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

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8 filings
SENATE
8 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
5 filings
Education, Dept of
4 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
3 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
3 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
2 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
2 filings

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Cosponsors 9

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · Sep 28, 2026

Brownley, Julia

California · Aug 20, 2026

Figures, Shomari

Alabama · Jul 9, 2026

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Jun 23, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jun 18, 2026

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · May 21, 2026

Lieu, Ted

California · May 21, 2026

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · May 21, 2026

Underwood, Lauren

Illinois · May 21, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8979: Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8979/

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"H.R. 8979: Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8979/.

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H.R. 8979, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8979/.

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