HR 658
Passed a chamber
Sets additional eligibility requirements for Veterans Health Administration marriage and family therapists who provide clinical supervision, requiring them to meet existing VA qualifications and be recognized or otherwise allowed by their state to provide that supervision.
Official title: 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.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
23-JAN-2025
Referred
23-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
06-MAY-2025
Reported
17-MAY-2025
On the calendar
17-MAY-2025
Passed
02-FEB-2026
Senate
Received
03-FEB-2026
- Renumbers the existing eligibility provisions in 38 U.S.C. 7402(b)(10) as clauses (i) and (ii) under a new subsection (a).
- Adds a new subparagraph (B) setting out eligibility for marriage and family therapist positions qualified to provide clinical supervision.
- Requires such a therapist to meet the existing VA qualifications and be recognized by the state, or otherwise allowed by that state, to provide clinical supervision.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (23-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 02-FEB-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Veterans' Affairs Committee (House)
- Health Subcommittee
- Veterans' Affairs Committee (Senate)
Armed Forces and National Security
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