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HR 183 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationships Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Mental health Service animals Veterans' medical care

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

Introduced: April 26, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program for assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through a therapeutic medium of service dog training and handling for veterans with disabilities. Requires such program to be carried out at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers that can provide training areas for such purposes.

What's happening now March 27, 2014

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
Green, Al
Texas · Dec 4, 2013
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Sep 17, 2013
Barletta, Lou
· Jul 19, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Apr 26, 2013
Maffei, Daniel
· Apr 25, 2013
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
· Apr 25, 2013
Woodall, Rob
· Apr 16, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 25, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 19, 2013
COBLE, HOWARD
· Mar 15, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 14, 2013
Lipinski, Daniel
· Mar 14, 2013
Marino, Tom
· Mar 13, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Mar 4, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Feb 27, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 25, 2013
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 25, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 12, 2013
Lance, Leonard
· Feb 12, 2013
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Feb 12, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Feb 12, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 12, 2013
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 12, 2013
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Feb 12, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 183: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-183/
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"H.R. 183: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-183/.
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H.R. 183, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-183/.
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