To amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

United States116th CongressHR-5890House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 13, 2020

Summary

This bill reorganizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Chaplain Service, allows chaplains to provide clinical services, and prohibits the VA from requiring chaplains to perform any rite, ritual, or ceremony that is contrary to their conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs.

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S-3128: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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