To amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressHR-5890| House
| Updated: 2/13/2020
Jim Banks
Republican Representative
Indiana
Cosponsors (4)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsReligion
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressHR-5890| House
| Updated: 2/13/2020
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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jim Banks
Republican Representative
Indiana
Cosponsors (4)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsReligion