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HR 3266 111th Congress House

To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

Introduced: July 30, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsDisability assistanceVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jul 20, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Jul 20, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Jul 20, 2009
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.
Jul 20, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Wounded Warrior K-9 Corps program for the awarding of grants to nonprofits to assist them in establishing programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. Defines the term "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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2
Massa, Eric
· Dec 16, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 3, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Sep 17, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Sep 9, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 30, 2009
Hall, John
· Jul 29, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3266: To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3266/
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"H.R. 3266: To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3266/.
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H.R. 3266, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3266/.
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