# 119-hr-7497: Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act of 2026

119-hr-7497, Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7497
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-28

## Summary

**This bill would create grants to expand trauma-informed mental health services for children and youth and connect schools with local and tribal community systems.** It focuses on evidence-based supports in schools and partnerships with community providers to improve prevention, referral, treatment, and staff resilience. - Students and families: Grants would increase access to school-based prevention, referral, treatment, and longer-term care coordination, including partnerships with Indian Health Service and other community systems. - Educators and school staff: Funds can pay for professional development, positive behavioral interventions and supports, and programs to improve staff mental health and classroom climate. - Tribal, early childhood, and rural communities: Eligible recipients include state and local education agencies, tribal educational agencies, the Bureau of Indian Education, regional corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations; awards must be equitably distributed across tribal, urban, suburban, and rural areas and may fund partnerships with early childhood programs. - Program design and oversight: Grants may last up to 5 years. Up to 3 percent of each year’s appropriation is set aside for evaluation and up to 2 percent for technical assistance and administration. *If appropriated as authorized, this would provide $50 million per year from 2027 through 2031, increasing federal spending by that amount in each of those years.*

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding, evaluation, and admin reserves: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would authorize $50,000,000 to be appropriated each year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to carry out this program. From each year’s total, the Secretary would reserve up to 3 percent for the required evaluation and up to 2 percent for technical assistance and administration…
- Grants for school trauma supports: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Education Secretary would be able to award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to expand trauma-informed and mental health services in schools. Grants would fund only evidence-based activities from a list of allowed uses, like school–community partnerships, staff training,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7497 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7497)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7497 (as of 2026-05-28).