# 117-hr-6509: Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act

117-hr-6509, Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6509
- Congress: 117
- Title: Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify and review evidence-based interventions, best practices, curricula, and staff trainings in Head Start programs that improve the behavioral health of children and support staff wellness. HHS must (1) award grants to participating Head Start agencies to implement the interventions, and (2) evaluate the implementation of the interventions. The bill also permits HHS to fund five best practice centers in universities to prepare future Head Start agencies and staff to deliver the interventions.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hres-1193: Expressing support for the designation of June 23, 2022, as National Federal Pell Grant Day.
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-5842: Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6509 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6509)

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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hres-1193: Expressing support for the designation of June 23, 2022, as National Federal Pe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1193)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5842: Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Re…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6509 (as of 2025-11-18).