Counseling for Career Choice Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4965 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4965 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand career counseling opportunities within student support and academic enrichment grants. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 12, 2025 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. Bonamici) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand career counseling opportunities within student support and academic enrichment grants. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Counseling for Career Choice Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. Section 4107(a)(3)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)(A)) is amended to read as follows: ``(A) career guidance and school counseling programs, such as-- ``(i) guidance for school career counseling programs, and school counselors and students who may be interested in such programs; ``(ii) identifying and assessing school counseling activities and postsecondary options available within the State, and outside the State as applicable; ``(iii) identifying regional workforce trends in collaboration with entities at the State and regional level with expertise in identifying such trends (such as State boards and local boards (as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), regional economic development organizations, or State employment agencies); ``(iv) developing and implementing a process and infrastructure for school counselors and school