United StatesFederal agencies would form a middle school mental health task force
Education and health officials, school staff, and parents would study mental health resources for students and report to Congress each year.
What it does
A 12-member federal task force would bring together agency leaders, school groups, regional educators, and parents. Members would serve without pay, and the group could not add staff or issue subpoenas.
The task force would study resources that help parents and secondary-school educators support students with mental health issues, then report to Congress every year. Paid outside contracts would depend on advance funding.
Argument forYearly reviews could help Congress spot gaps in the mental health resources available to families and schools.
Argument againstUnpaid service and no power to add staff or require evidence could limit participation and the depth of the task force's work.
More detail
The Departments of Education and Health and Human Services would form a 12-member Middle School Mental Health Task Force. Members would include the two department secretaries, two association representatives, four regional school counselors or educators, and four regional parents. Regional educators and parents would be selected through an application process held each year and would serve without pay. The task force could not add staff or issue subpoenas. Members would serve two calendar years, and the task force would meet twice each year.
The task force would study mental health resources for parents and secondary-school educators and report its findings to Congress each year. The review would cover online tools, professional and community providers, and other resources that help students experiencing mental health issues. Outside contracts could be used only to the extent or amounts funded in advance. Temporary expert pay could not exceed the federal GS-10 basic-pay rate.
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- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
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History
- 2026
- Oct 6Introduced in HouseLatest
- Oct 6Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Introduced
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