What it does
SourcedElementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
This bill directs the Department of Education to award formula grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to increase access to school-based, mental-health-services providers at high-need public elementary and secondary schools.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, May 21, 2026).
Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.
What has happened
Sourced- 2026-05-21Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress
Cosponsors
- Sen. Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Sen. Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Sen. Cory A. Booker D-NJ
- Sen. Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Sen. Richard J. Durbin D-IL
- Sen. John Fetterman D-PA
- Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY
- Sen. Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono D-HI
- Sen. Tim Kaine D-VA
- Sen. Angus S., Jr. King I-ME
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Sen. Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Sen. Alex Padilla D-CA
- Sen. Jack Reed D-RI
- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Sen. Tina Smith D-MN
- Sen. Chris Van Hollen D-MD
- Sen. Ron Wyden D-OR