US Congress House Bill 2544 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Teacher Health and Wellness Act This bill directs the National Institutes of Health to carry out a five-year study on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being by implementing and analyzing the results of any of several types of innovative approaches that include: workplace wellness programs; social emotional learning programs; teacher stress management programs; mentoring and induction programs during the school year and teacher pre-service; organizational interventions such as principal training programs; teacher residency programs; complementary health approaches, such as mindfulness meditation; and school reorganization.

Teacher Health and Wellness Act

Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2017-05-18	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2544/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2544/BILLS-115hr2544ih.pdf