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.

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Timeline

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HR-3267: COMFORT Act

Introduced in House

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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