Bill · H.R. 5553· House(119-HR-5553)
CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness Act
- Introduced
- 9/23/2025
- Last activity
- 9/23/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Nicholas Langworthy
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness Act," seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. The primary goal is to make area career and technical education schools eligible for mental health and substance use disorder service grants. It achieves this by redefining eligible entities from just "institutions of higher education" to "covered institutions." Under this new definition, "covered institutions" include both institutions of higher education and area career and technical education schools.
Yes· 3 of 6
Would students be better off under this?+6
The bill directly expands the availability of mental health and substance use disorder services for students in career and technical education schools.
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+6
The bill expands eligibility for mental health service grants to include area career and technical education schools.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+5
Students in technical and higher education often fall into the young adult demographic and will benefit from increased mental health service eligibility.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services: By amending the Public Health Service Act, area career and technical education schools can now be eligible for service grants (Section 2). This allows these specific schools to access funding for mental health and substance use disorder services for their students.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Students+6Good For Young Adults+5Good For Low Income Households+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+6Improves Opioid Crisis Response+5
- Education And Technology
- Improves College Affordability+3
- 9/23/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Suzanne BonamiciDemocrat · Oregon
Glenn ThompsonRepublican · Pennsylvania