HR 658 · To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced
- Jan 23, 2025
- Latest action
- Feb 3, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA-26]
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
This bill establishes eligibility requirements for the appointment of an individual in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as a marriage and family therapist who is qualified to provide clinical supervision. In order to be appointed as a marriage and family therapist in the VHA who is qualified to provide clinical supervision, a person must hold an appropriate master’s degree, be licensed or certified, and (1) be authorized to provide clinical supervision in the state they are licensed in, or (2) be designated as an approved supervisor by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Recent actions
- Feb 3, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Feb 2, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 2, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1932)
- Feb 2, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1932)
- Feb 2, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 658.
- Feb 2, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1932-1933)
- Feb 2, 2026 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 17, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 72.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.