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PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

USA117th CongressS-613| Senate 
| Updated: 6/23/2021
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (8)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

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 implements a program and a policy related to service dog therapy for veterans. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a five-year 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. The bill also authorizes the VA to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses, regardless of whether they have a mobility impairment.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 23, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Aug 25, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1448
Signed by President.
  • March 5, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • June 23, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.


  • August 25, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1448
    Signed by President.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
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

PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

USA117th CongressS-613| Senate 
| Updated: 6/23/2021
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act or the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act This bill implements a program and a policy related to service dog therapy for veterans. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a five-year 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. The bill also authorizes the VA to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses, regardless of whether they have a mobility impairment.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 23, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Aug 25, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1448
Signed by President.
  • March 5, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • June 23, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.


  • August 25, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1448
    Signed by President.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (8)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
  • 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