Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act
Sponsored By: Representative Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
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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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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2015
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 6/3/2015
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2015
Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/3/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2015
WALTER JONES
NC • R
Sponsored 6/10/2015
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/10/2015
NITA LOWEY
NY • D
Sponsored 6/23/2015
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/16/2015
CHAKA FATTAH
PA • D
Sponsored 10/7/2015
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