Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act

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

1. 1 August 2014

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 August 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 August 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 September 2014

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 August 2014 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 August 2014

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 August 2014

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 August 2014

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Sponsors

• Scott Peters · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · R · Sponsor
• Mark Takano · D · Sponsor
• Julia Brownley · D · Cosponsor
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