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Oct 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5758 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5758
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the voluntary
transmission of patient contact information to certain religious or
faith-based organizations by chaplains employed by the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 14, 2025
Mr. Self (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the voluntary
transmission of patient contact information to certain religious or
faith-based organizations by chaplains employed by the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5758 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5758
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the voluntary
transmission of patient contact information to certain religious or
faith-based organizations by chaplains employed by the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 14, 2025
Mr. Self (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the voluntary
transmission of patient contact information to certain religious or
faith-based organizations by chaplains employed by the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Faith-Based Support for
Veterans Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
CHAPLAINS.
Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming
the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):
``
CHAPLAINS.
Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming
the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):
``
Sec. 1730D.
contact information to certain religious or faith-based
organizations
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(a) In General.--With respect to a patient on whom a chaplain
employed by the Department has conducted a spiritual assessment, such
chaplain may, at the election of the patient, transmit the contact
information of such patient to a non-Department religious or faith-
based organization specified by such patient.
``
(b) Spiritual Assessment Defined.--In this section, the term
`spiritual assessment' means an evaluation of a patient entitled to
receive medical treatment under this chapter by a chaplain employed by
the Department to--
``
(1) gather spiritual information about such patient; and
``
(2) inform the medical treatment plan of such patient, if
applicable.''.
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organizations
``
(a) In General.--With respect to a patient on whom a chaplain
employed by the Department has conducted a spiritual assessment, such
chaplain may, at the election of the patient, transmit the contact
information of such patient to a non-Department religious or faith-
based organization specified by such patient.
``
(b) Spiritual Assessment Defined.--In this section, the term
`spiritual assessment' means an evaluation of a patient entitled to
receive medical treatment under this chapter by a chaplain employed by
the Department to--
``
(1) gather spiritual information about such patient; and
``
(2) inform the medical treatment plan of such patient, if
applicable.''.
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