PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
USA116th CongressHR-4305| House
| Updated: 2/10/2020
Steve Stivers
Republican Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (250)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)David Schweikert (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Chip Roy (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Bob Gibbs (Republican)David Kustoff (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Kay Granger (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)John R. Carter (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Pete Olson (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Mike Johnson (Republican)Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Peter T. King (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Van Taylor (Republican)Max Rose (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Kevin Brady (Republican)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Andy Levin (Democratic)Ken Buck (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)William R. Timmons (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Doug Collins (Republican)Angie Craig (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Billy Long (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Rob Bishop (Republican)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Kenny Marchant (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Paul Mitchell (Independent)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Bill Flores (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Joe Cunningham (Democratic)Liz Cheney (Republican)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)John Joyce (Republican)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Denver Riggleman (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Anthony Brindisi (Democratic)Ron Estes (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Rob Woodall (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Trey Hollingsworth (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Gary J. Palmer (Republican)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Garret Graves (Republican)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Ron Wright (Republican)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Steve Watkins (Republican)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Bradley Byrne (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Tom Reed (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Kevin Hern (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Kendra S. Horn (Democratic)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Greg Pence (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Tom Graves (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)George Holding (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)K. Michael Conaway (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Troy Balderson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Patrick T. McHenry (Republican)Ross Spano (Republican)Susan Wild (Democratic)Bryan Steil (Republican)Fred Keller (Republican)Vern Buchanan (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act or the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder through a method where veterans train service dogs for veterans with disabilities.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Stivers.
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H777-780)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4305.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H777)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
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PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
USA116th CongressHR-4305| House
| Updated: 2/10/2020
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act or the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder through a method where veterans train service dogs for veterans with disabilities.
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Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Stivers.
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H777-780)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4305.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H777)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Steve Stivers
Republican Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (250)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)David Schweikert (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Chip Roy (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Bob Gibbs (Republican)David Kustoff (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Kay Granger (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)John R. Carter (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Pete Olson (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Mike Johnson (Republican)Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Peter T. King (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Van Taylor (Republican)Max Rose (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Kevin Brady (Republican)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Andy Levin (Democratic)Ken Buck (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)William R. Timmons (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Doug Collins (Republican)Angie Craig (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Billy Long (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Rob Bishop (Republican)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Kenny Marchant (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Paul Mitchell (Independent)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Bill Flores (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Joe Cunningham (Democratic)Liz Cheney (Republican)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)John Joyce (Republican)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Denver Riggleman (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Anthony Brindisi (Democratic)Ron Estes (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Rob Woodall (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Trey Hollingsworth (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Gary J. Palmer (Republican)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Garret Graves (Republican)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Ron Wright (Republican)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Steve Watkins (Republican)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Bradley Byrne (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Tom Reed (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Kevin Hern (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Kendra S. Horn (Democratic)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Greg Pence (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Tom Graves (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)George Holding (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)K. Michael Conaway (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Troy Balderson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Patrick T. McHenry (Republican)Ross Spano (Republican)Susan Wild (Democratic)Bryan Steil (Republican)Fred Keller (Republican)Vern Buchanan (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCongressional oversightDisability assistanceGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingMammalsMental healthNeurological disordersService animalsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care