A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of…

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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R LankfordSponsor

1 cosponsor · 1 R

R Inhofe

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill reorganizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Chaplain Service, allows chaplains to provide clinical services, and prohibits the VA from requiring chaplains to perform any rite, ritual, or ceremony that is contrary to their conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 19, 2019

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Dec 19, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 19, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.