To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
USA115th CongressHR-2625| House
| Updated: 6/16/2017
James P. McGovern
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (63)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Military Personnel Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017 This bill directs the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Service Corps Program for the awarding of grants to assist nonprofit organizations in establishing, planning, designing, and/or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. An "assistance dog" is defined to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Armed Forces and National Security
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceHearing, speech, and vision careNeurological disordersService animalsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
USA115th CongressHR-2625| House
| Updated: 6/16/2017
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017 This bill directs the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Service Corps Program for the awarding of grants to assist nonprofit organizations in establishing, planning, designing, and/or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. An "assistance dog" is defined to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
James P. McGovern
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (63)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Military Personnel Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceHearing, speech, and vision careNeurological disordersService animalsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation