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HR 5890 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Religion

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2020 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 13, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill reorganizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Chaplain Service, allows chaplains to provide clinical services, and prohibits the VA from requiring chaplains to perform any rite, ritual, or ceremony that is contrary to their conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs.

What's happening now February 13, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Hartzler, Vicky
· Apr 23, 2020
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 26, 2020
Hice, Jody
· Mar 26, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5890: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5890/
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"H.R. 5890: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5890/.
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H.R. 5890, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5890/.
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[H.R. 5890: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5890/)
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