H.R. 5758

119 HR 5758 IH: Enhancing Faith-Based Support for Veterans Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-14
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5758  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Enhancing Faith-Based Support for Veterans Act of 2025  .
2.
Voluntary transmission of patient contact information to 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):
1730D.
Voluntary transmission by Department chaplains of patient contact information to certain religious or faith-based 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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