118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 456: COMFORT Act
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Dan Sullivan R-AKOriginal
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Jon Ossoff D-GA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Kyrsten Sinema SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Kyrsten Sinema.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.