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H.R. 1109: Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020

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H.R. 1109: Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-08 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020

Plain summary

Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020 This bill provides specific statutory authority for the Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) State Educational Agency Grant Program that is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The program supports school-based mental health services, including screening, treatment, and outreach programs.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · 135 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1109, Mental Health Services for Students Act (2020-12-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Judy Chu (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and 75 more.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1109 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116