HR 2847 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-07-30· Sponsored by Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.(2013-08-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Companion 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. Defines "assistance dog" 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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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican