HR 2625 · 115th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-05-24· 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 Military Personnel.(2017-06-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican