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To provide for a staffing improvement plan and occupational series for licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressHR-8145| House 
| Updated: 9/10/2020
Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (24)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to (1) submit a plan to address its staffing shortages of licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists, and (2) develop an occupational series for such counselors and therapists.
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Timeline
Sep 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
  • September 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 1, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • September 10, 2020
    Committee Hearings Held.

Armed Forces and National Security

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmployee hiringFamily servicesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMental health

To provide for a staffing improvement plan and occupational series for licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressHR-8145| House 
| Updated: 9/10/2020
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to (1) submit a plan to address its staffing shortages of licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists, and (2) develop an occupational series for such counselors and therapists.
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Timeline
Sep 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
  • September 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 1, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • September 10, 2020
    Committee Hearings Held.
Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (24)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmployee hiringFamily servicesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMental health