COMFORT Act
United States118th CongressS-456Senate
Updated: Feb 15, 2023
Summary
Comforting Our Military Families through On-base or Remote Treatment Act or the COMFORT Act This bill authorizes mental health professionals to provide nonmedical counseling services to military families regardless of where the provider or recipient is located, so long as the provision of services is (1) in the United States or a U.S. territory or possession, and (2) within the scope of the authorized duties of the provider. For purposes of the bill, mental health professionals include individuals who are licensed or certified mental health providers and are members of the uniformed services, civilian Department of Defense (DOD) employees, or DOD contractors.
Bill texts
All available records shown.
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Senate
All available records shown.