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To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family the...

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Introduced 2025-01-23
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Officially: “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.” Read the full text

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What it does

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

This section would add a new requirement to title 38 of the United States Code for a person to be appointed to a marriage and family therapist position in the Veterans Health Administration and also be recognized as qualified to provide clinical supervision. To qualify, a person would have to meet the existing qualifications already required for any marriage and family therapist position. In addition, the person would have to either be authorized to provide clinical supervision in the State referred to in those existing qualifications, or 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 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. .

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-01-23

In the House.

Passed the House · 2026-02-02
Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo
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The numbers

29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
2
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSvia DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
6 filings
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAvia PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
6 filings
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPYvia AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
2 filings
From 14 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (2026-02-03).