{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1649","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1649,"title":"Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-27","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"A000372","fullName":"Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]","party":"R","state":"GA","district":12}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":["Education programs funding","Educational guidance","Emergency planning and evacuation","Health technology, devices, supplies","Mental health"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes state and local educational agencies to use Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants to improve mental health services available to students. Specifically, the bill allows funds to be used for identifying and disseminating best practices for mental health first aid, emergency planning, coordination of services, and telehealth services.</p>","updateDate":"2025-07-21T19:44:15Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":294,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:58:18.080Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Expanding%20Student%20Access%20to%20Mental%20Health%20Services%20Act"}]}}