Rep. Bonamici Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Provide $135 Million for Teacher Mental Health
This bill is currently sitting in the House committees where it was sent in June 2025. No action has been taken on the proposal for 12 months, so it is considered stalled. The House committees must review the bill before it can move forward.
The bill has support from both parties and addresses the national teacher shortage, but it faces challenges due to the request for new federal funding.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 744 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 744 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Students are indirectly affected because healthier, more resilient teachers tend to provide better instruction and more stable classroom environments. By reducing educator burnout and turnover, the bill could help maintain continuity of instruction and improve the overall school climate for students, though this is an indirect benefit.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act of 2025
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