# 119-sres-50: A resolution designating the week of February 3 through 7, 2025, as "National School Counseling Week".

119-sres-50, A resolution designating the week of February 3 through 7, 2025, as "National School Counseling Week"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA); status passed_senate (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-50
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution designating the week of February 3 through 7, 2025, as "National School Counseling Week".
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**National School Counseling Week** designates Feb 3–7, 2025 as a week to spotlight school counselors and the services they provide to students. School counselors guide academic learning, social and emotional development, and career exploration, and they help students find college and financial aid options. The resolution highlights counselors' role in building safer, positive school climates and in supporting students, teachers, and families after trauma. It also notes the national student-to-counselor ratio is about 376 to 1, higher than the 250 to 1 the American School Counselor Association recommends.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2837: Protect America’s Workforce Act
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-sres-50 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/50)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2837: Protect America’s Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2837)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-50 (as of 2026-04-21).