119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 21, 2026
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
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Latest action (May 21, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (May 21, 2026)
Elementary 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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Education
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, HR 8896. Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act, S. 4733/HR 9245. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, S.4618/HR8979. Strengthening Educator Workforce Data Act, S.4499/HR8636. Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act, S.4297/HR9289, Quality Educator Partnership Act (S.5…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…plans. H.R. 8979: Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act authorizes grants to help high-need public schools recruit and retain mental health providers. S. 4618: Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act establishes a grant program to help high-need public schools recruit and retain mental health professionals. S.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, HR 8896. Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act, S. 4733/HR 9245. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, S.4618/HR8979. Strengthening Educator Workforce Data Act, S.4499/HR8636. Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act, S.4297/HR9289.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Education
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.4468, Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8979/S.4618, Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act H.R.8961, Student Suicide Prevention Awareness Act H.R.8978, Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Thr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing