H.R. 658 · 119th Congress

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration.

Introduced on Jan 23, 2025 by Julia Brownley (D-CA-26). One cosponsor. Latest action (Feb 3, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 23, 2025
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Family services
  • Health personnel
  • Mental health
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 23, 2025). Public domain.

This bill establishes eligibility requirements for the appointment of an individual in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as a marriage and family therapist who is qualified to provide clinical supervision. In order to be appointed as a marriage and family therapist in the VHA who is qualified to provide clinical supervision, a person must hold an appropriate master’s degree, be licensed or certified, and (1) be authorized to provide clinical supervision in the state they are licensed in, or (2) be designated as an approved supervisor by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Julia BrownleyD-CA-26Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 23, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Mar 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Mar 25, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Mar 25, 2025 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  7. May 6, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. May 6, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  9. May 17, 2025Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-99.
  10. May 17, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-99.
  11. May 17, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 72.
  12. Feb 2, 2026 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Feb 2, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1932-1933)
  14. Feb 2, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 658.
  15. Feb 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1932)
  16. Feb 2, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1932)
  17. Feb 2, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Feb 3, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY8 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  2. CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  3. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS6 reports
    $910.6K reported (all issues)
  4. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $572.6K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.