Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today introduced two bills to strengthen mental health support for students of all grade levels, ranging from elementary school through college.
Introduce legislation to strengthen mental health support for students from elementary school through college.
Occurrences
During Mental Health Awareness Month, Representative Mannion introduced two bills to improve mental health support for students from elementary school through college.
Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today introduced two bills to strengthen mental health support for students of all grade levels, ranging from elementary school through college.
Evidence
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8979 in the 119th Congress as introduced in the House on May 21, 2026, sponsored by John W. Mannion. Its title is the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, and its purpose is to staff high-need elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8978 in the 119th Congress as introduced in the House on May 21, 2026, sponsored by John W. Mannion. The bill would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans.
Assessments
Mannion promised to introduce legislation strengthening mental health support for students from elementary school through college. During his current federal House term, he sponsored H.R. 8979 addressing elementary and secondary school mental-health staffing and H.R. 8978 addressing campus mental-health and suicide-prevention planning. Because the promise was to introduce legislation, not secure enactment, these same-day bill introductions satisfy the promised action across the K-12 and higher-education scope.