# 118-hr-7489: Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act

118-hr-7489, Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-7489
- Congress: 118
- Title: Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2024-02-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act

## Cosponsors (33)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2024-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2024-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2024-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-7489 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7489)

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