H.R. 8979 · 119th Congress · pending
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Latest official action 2026-05-21 · Referred
The bill, briefly
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award formula grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to increase access to school-based, mental-health-services providers at high-need public elementary and secondary schools.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-05-21
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
John W. Mannion
House · NY District 22 · Democratic
$762,791PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Linda T. Sánchez
House · CA District 38 · Democratic
$1,226,899PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lauren Underwood
House · IL District 14 · Democratic
$391,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ted Lieu
House · CA District 36 · Democratic
$635,396PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jahana Hayes
House · CT District 5 · Democratic
$558,145PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Angie Craig
House · MN District 2 · Democratic
$524,130PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Shomari Figures
House · AL District 2 · Democratic
$835,257PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Julia Brownley
House · CA District 26 · Democratic
$292,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Troy A. Carter
House · LA District 2 · Democratic
$1,032,448PAC receipts · 2025–2026
9 of 9 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$72,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $7,500
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $2,500
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$65,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $12,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $2,500
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $8,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$65,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$61,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $7,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $0
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$57,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $7,500
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$57,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$52,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $2,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $5,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$50,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $5,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$45,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $3,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $7,500
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$45,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$44,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $2,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $2,500
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $3,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$44,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $2,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $4,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$43,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $1,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFAIR SHOT PAC$42,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $7,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$42,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $4,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $3,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$42,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $4,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $2,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $2,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $1,500
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$38,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $4,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $4,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $4,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $6,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $10,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$37,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $2,500
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $7,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $2,500
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $0
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $3,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $1,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$36,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $5,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $1,500
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$35,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $3,500
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $3,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $6,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $5,500
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $2,500
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordCA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$35,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC$35,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$35,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$35,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $5,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $7,500
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $2,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$34,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $5,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $9,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $9,500
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $2,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $2,500
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$33,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $2,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $4,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $5,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $1,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $6,500
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$33,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $2,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $2,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $3,500
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $3,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $2,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$32,500
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $2,500
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $7,500
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $1,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$30,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $1,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $6,500
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $5,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $0
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $2,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$30,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $2,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $5,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $6,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $3,500
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $4,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $6,000
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $10,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$30,500
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $8,500
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $3,000
Lauren Underwood · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $1,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,500
Angie Craig · Cosponsor · $2,500
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $3,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordPAC TO THE FUTURE$30,000
John W. Mannion · Sponsor · $10,000
Jahana Hayes · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$30,000
Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Lieu · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shomari Figures · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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