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Bill: 119-HR658
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.
Last action: 2-2-2026
Version: 2026012515
Current status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Bill is currently in: House
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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.

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1. Establishment of qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration

1. Establishment of qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration

Section 7402(b)(10) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;

(2) by inserting (A) before "To be eligible"; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (B):

(B) To be eligible to be appointed to a marriage and family therapist position and qualified to provide clinical supervision, a person must—

(i) have the qualifications set forth in subparagraph (A); and

(ii)

(I) be authorized to provide clinical supervision in the State described in clause (ii) of such subparagraph; or

(II) be designated as an approved supervisor by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

May 17, 2025Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed