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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

S. 4618Introduced May 21, 2026Policy area: Education

Official title: A bill to effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.

Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: May 21, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

19 cosponsors — 18 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), John Reed (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress

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Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.