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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To include family therapists on the list of professionals recognized to provide public school mental health services under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

H.R. 1710Introduced Mar 25, 2009Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Souder R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: May 14, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

21 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 14 Democrats

14 of 21 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Phil Hare (D-IL), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Tom Latham (R-IA), John Lewis (D-GA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tom Price (R-GA), Joe Sestak (D-PA), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), John Yarmuth (D-KY).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Souder.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-3 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.