United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2639 (114th)
Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act
Introduced
3 June 2015
Last action
17 November 2015 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act Revises the eligibility criteria for appointment to a marriage and family therapist position with the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require a person: (1) to hold a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a comparable degree in mental health, from an institution that is regionally accredited or approved by the VA Secretary (currently, approved by the Secretary); and (2) to have passed the Association of Marital and Family Therapy regulatory board examination in marital and family therapy or an examination for a marriage and family therapy license given by a state board of behavioral sciences (or its equivalent).
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Timeline
3 June 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
3 June 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 June 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
17 November 2015
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 June 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2639
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2639
- us · 114-hr-2639 · source updated 12 August 2025