HR 8979 — To effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Mannion, John W. (D, NY-22) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Sánchez, Linda T. (D, CA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Underwood, Lauren (D, IL-14) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Lieu, Ted (D, CA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mannion, John W. (D, house NY-22) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Lieu, Ted (D, house CA-36) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Underwood, Lauren (D, house IL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Sánchez, Linda T. (D, house CA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 1,304 | $1,249,872 | $1,249,872 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 240 | $310,751 | $310,751 |
| 3 | not-employed | 0 | $0 | 83 | $101,090 | $101,090 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 67 | $87,872 | $87,872 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 28 | $23,831 | $23,831 |
| 6 | paloma partners advisors lp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $20,800 | $20,800 |
| 7 | syracuse university | 0 | $0 | 9 | $19,032 | $19,032 |
| 8 | northwestern university | 0 | $0 | 6 | $18,500 | $18,500 |
| 9 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 3 | $16,000 | $16,000 |
| 10 | baupost | 0 | $0 | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 11 | concord usa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 12 | hamilton college | 0 | $0 | 6 | $13,720 | $13,720 |
| 13 | the baupost group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $12,500 | $12,500 |
| 14 | university of chicago | 0 | $0 | 13 | $12,200 | $12,200 |
| 15 | ropes & gray | 0 | $0 | 4 | $11,861 | $11,861 |
| 16 | gfp real estate | 0 | $0 | 1 | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 17 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $10,750 | $10,750 | |
| 18 | pdt partners | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 19 | q prime inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 20 | stand up america | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 21 | par | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 22 | mass general hospital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 23 | alliance energy group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 24 | jrei | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 25 | robinson helicopter company | 0 | $0 | 3 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 258 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Mannion, John W. (D · house · NY-22) · sponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Lieu, Ted (D · house · CA-36) · cosponsor
- Sánchez, Linda T. (D · house · CA-38) · cosponsor
- Underwood, Lauren (D · house · IL-14) · cosponsor