S. 4061 119th Congress Senate

RAYS Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to include mental health and suicide prevention inform… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to include mental health and suicide prevention information on student identification cards, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2026 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

Education

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Mar 11, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now March 11, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 14

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

TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · 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)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
14 filings
Education, Dept of
14 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
14 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
14 filings
SENATE
14 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
10 filings
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
9 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
9 filings

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Cosponsors 9