3.0.0
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2023-01-01T23:49:03Z
2023-01-01T23:49:03Z
Senate
S
2021-10-20
117
- ssas00
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred to
2021-10-20T16:47:47Z

- COMFORT Act
117
5758
HR
2021-10-27
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2021-10-20
  - ssas00
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
IntroReferral
- 2021-10-20
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
- S001191
Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Kyrsten
Sinema
D
AZ
N
- B000575
Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Roy
Blunt
R
MO
2021-10-20
True
- C001095
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Tom
Cotton
R
AR
2022-06-14
False
- W000437
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Roger
Wicker
R
MS
F.
2022-06-14
False
- C001096
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Kevin
Cramer
R
ND
2022-06-14
False
- M001153
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Lisa
Murkowski
R
AK
2022-06-14
False
- B001236
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
John
Boozman
R
AR
2022-06-14
False
- S001198
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Dan
Sullivan
R
AK
2022-07-20
False
- K000383
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Angus
King
I
ME
S.
2022-07-27
False
- G000555
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Kirsten
Gillibrand
D
NY
E.
2022-09-06
False
- O000174
Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Jon
Ossoff
D
GA
2022-09-06
False
- P000145
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Alex
Padilla
D
CA
2022-09-06
False
- S001181
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Jeanne
Shaheen
D
NH
2022-09-06
False
- T000464
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Jon
Tester
D
MT
2022-09-06
False
- K000377
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Mark
Kelly
D
AZ
2022-09-20
False
- R000608
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Jacklyn
Rosen
D
NV
2022-09-27
False
Armed Forces and National Security
- Health personnel
- Mental health
- Military medicine
- Military personnel and dependents
Armed Forces and National Security
00
2021-10-20
Introduced in Senate
2021-12-08T17:31:23Z
Comforting Our Military Families through On-base or Remote Treatment Act of 2021 or the COMFORT Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy within the Department of Defense (DOD) to coordinate programs and activities for the provision of nonmedical counseling services to military families through the DOD Military and Family Life Counseling Program. Under the bill, nonmedical counseling services means mental health care services that are nonclinical, short-term, and solution-focused to address topics related to personal growth, development, and positive functioning.
The bill authorizes mental health professionals to provide non-medical counseling services regardless of where the provider or recipient is located so long as the provision of service is within the scope of the authorized duties of the provider. For purposes of the bill, mental health professionals include licensed or certified mental health professionals or members of the uniformed services, civilian DOD employees, or DOD contractors.

COMFORT Act of 2021
- Official Title as Introduced

A bill to provide non-medical counseling services for military families.
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Display Title

COMFORT Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

COMFORT Act of 2021
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Comforting Our Military Families through On-base or Remote Treatment Act of 2021
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2021-10-20T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3021is/xml/BILLS-117s3021is.xml
2021-10-20
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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