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HR 5398 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Family services Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Licensing and registrations Marriage and family status Mental health Veterans' medical care

Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act

Introduced: August 1, 2014 Introduced by: Peters, Scott H. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 2, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 1, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 1, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act - Revises the eligibility criteria for appointment to a marriage and family therapist position with the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require a person: (1) to hold a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a comparable degree in mental health, from an institution that is regionally accredited or approved by the VA Secretary (currently, approved by the Secretary); and (2) to have passed the Association of Marital and Family Therapy regulatory board examination in marital and family therapy or an examination for a marriage and family therapy license given by a state board of behavioral sciences (or its equivalent).

What's happening now September 2, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 17, 2014
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Aug 1, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5398: Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5398/
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