HR 8145
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee hiring
Family services
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Mental health
To provide for a staffing improvement plan and occupational series for licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 1, 2020
Introduced by:
Hayes, Jahana
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
Sep 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to (1) submit a plan to address its staffing shortages of licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists, and (2) develop an occupational series for such counselors and therapists.
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Committee Hearings Held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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