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S 1495 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Government studies and investigations Mammals Neurological disorders Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009

Introduced: July 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 22, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to commence a three-year pilot program to assess the benefits, feasibility, and advisability of using service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder. Requires related reports to Congress.

What's happening now July 22, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 10, 2009
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1495: Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1495/
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"S. 1495: Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1495/.
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S. 1495, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1495/.
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