John W. Mannion

Next Mission Act

The Department of Defense would be directed to award grants to organizations that offer additional support services to help military members transition to civilian life, building on the existing Transition Assistance Program. These supplemental services could include career counseling, job training, mental health support, or other resources to make the transition smoother for veterans and their families. The grants would expand the types of assistance available beyond what the military currently provides on its own.

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

The proposal would provide funding and support to hire more mental health professionals like counselors, psychologists, and social workers in schools that serve low-income communities and have the greatest need for these services. This would help students get access to mental health care at school, potentially reducing barriers like transportation and cost that prevent many young people from getting help. The bill would affect schools, students, mental health workers, and families in under-resourced areas across the country.

Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act

Colleges and universities would be required to develop detailed mental health and suicide prevention plans that include counseling services, crisis response procedures, and training for staff and students to recognize warning signs. The legislation aims to help schools better support student mental health by establishing standards for how they identify and assist students in crisis. This would affect college administrators, mental health professionals, and the millions of students attending higher education institutions across the country.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit an educational institution from withholding a transcript from an individual who pursued a course or program of education at such institution using Post-9/11 educational assistance.

Schools would be prohibited from refusing to give transcripts to veterans and military members who used GI Bill benefits to pay for their education, even if the student owes money to the institution. This prevents schools from using transcript withholding as a way to collect unpaid tuition or fees from military-connected students. The rule would apply to any educational institution where someone used Post-9/11 GI Bill assistance.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2200 South Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, as the "Wallie Howard Jr. Post Office Building".

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2200 South Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, as the "Wallie Howard Jr. Post Office Building".

READ Act

The READ Act aims to improve reading instruction and literacy outcomes for students, likely by establishing standards, funding, or programs focused on evidence-based reading education methods. The bill would affect students, teachers, and schools by potentially requiring changes to how reading is taught or providing resources to support literacy development. This could impact education budgets and classroom practices across the country.

Protecting Students with Disabilities Act

Protecting Students with Disabilities Act This bill prohibits the use of appropriated funds to eliminate the Department of Education's (ED's) oversight of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (The IDEA authorizes grant programs that support special education and early intervention services for children with disabilities. Currently, the IDEA is administered by the Office of Special Education Programs in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in ED.) Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within ED that administers or enforces programs under the IDEA. Further, appropriated funds may not be used to (1) terminate, reassign, or alter the responsibilities of any personnel of any such office; or (2) contract with, or delegate to, any entity outside of ED to administer or enforce IDEA programs. (On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities , calling for the closure of ED and giving authority over education to the states. Further, the Trump Administration has announced plans to transfer ED's oversight of services for students with disabilities to the Department of Health and Human Services.)