United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6509 (117th)
Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act
Introduced
28 January 2022
Last action
28 January 2022 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
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.
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Timeline
28 January 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 January 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act
- related to ← Mental Health Matters Act
- related to ← Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6509
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6509
- us · 117-hr-6509 · source updated 21 July 2025