House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
RAYS Act
Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to include mental health and suicide prevention information on student identification cards, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Troy Carter D-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7092.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 11, January 15, 2026, Page H920):General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 103 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7092, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7092
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 30, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 29, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
9 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), James Moylan (R-GU), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Carter.
- H.R. 5109 (119th) Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act
- H.R. 8874 (119th) Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026
- H.R. 2037 (119th) Open RAN Outreach Act
- H.R. 1374 (119th) Securing the Cities Improvement Act
- H.R. 6782 (119th) Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025
- H.R. 7602 (119th) State of Men’s Health Act
Related bills
- S. 4061 (119th) RAYS ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.