S 4618 119th Congress Senate Education

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

Introduced: May 21, 2026 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

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

May 21, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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

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AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN
for AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026

Cosponsors 19

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Jun 22, 2026

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · May 21, 2026

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · May 21, 2026

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · May 21, 2026

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · May 21, 2026

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · May 21, 2026

Fetterman, John

Pennsylvania · May 21, 2026

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · May 21, 2026

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · May 21, 2026

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · May 21, 2026

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · May 21, 2026

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · May 21, 2026

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · May 21, 2026

Padilla, Alex

California · May 21, 2026

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · May 21, 2026

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · May 21, 2026

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · May 21, 2026

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · May 21, 2026

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · May 21, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4618: Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4618/

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"S. 4618: Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4618/.

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S. 4618, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4618/.

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