{"bill":{"id":"117-hr-6214","congress":117,"type":"HR","number":6214,"title":"Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2021-12-09","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001101","fullName":"Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]","party":"D","state":"MA","district":5}],"cosponsorsCount":7,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2021-12-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2021-12-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-12-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-12-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Education to award formula grants to state educational agencies 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.</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-05T10:41:39Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":419,"ts":"2026-04-15T21:59:08.067Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Elementary%20and%20Secondary%20School%20Counseling%20Act"}]}}