S. 4618 · Senate bill · 119th Congress

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

Sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, Oregon with 19 co-sponsors

Introduced May 21, 2026

Referred to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Latest action May 21, 2026

SponsorSen. Jeff Merkley, Oregon· 19 cosponsorsSen. Michael Bennet, ColoradoSen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut

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DemocratSen. Cory Booker, New Jersey
DemocratSen. Christopher Coons, Delaware
DemocratSen. Richard Durbin, Illinois
DemocratSen. John Fetterman, Pennsylvania

What the bill does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Oct 22, 2026.

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