Bill · H.Res. 160· House(119-HRES-160)

Recognizing January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month".

Age: 67 years

Pennsylvania

Introduced: 2/24/2025
Last activity: 2/24/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsored by: Mary Gay Scanlon
Cosponsors: - 29 - 3

Education

Introduced
In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This House Resolution recognizes January 2025 as National Mentoring Month. It highlights the positive impacts of mentoring relationships, such as improving academic achievement, supporting career exploration, and helping vulnerable populations. The text points out a mentoring gap where one in three young people grow up without a mentor outside the home. Finally, the resolution officially encourages the creation and expansion of quality mentoring programs across the United States.

Yes· 3 of 11

Would children be better off under this?+5
The resolution promotes the expansion of mentoring programs to help young people reach their full potential.
Would students be better off under this?+5
The resolution states that mentoring improves academic achievement, attendance, and grades.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+3
The text notes that mentoring supports career exploration and helps young people find jobs.