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HR 2493 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationships Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Hearing, speech, and vision care Neurological disorders Service animals Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015

Introduced: October 22, 2015 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Aug 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2015
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.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015

Directs the Secretaries of Defense 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.

What's happening now August 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 49
All 49 Democratic 47 Republican 1
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Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 8, 2016
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Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 8, 2016
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Dec 8, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 8, 2016
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Dec 1, 2016
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Nov 15, 2016
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Nov 15, 2016
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 13, 2016
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 21, 2016
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 18, 2016
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2016
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 12, 2016
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 3, 2016
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 12, 2016
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 3, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Oct 22, 2015
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 8, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 29, 2015
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2015
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 22, 2015
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 13, 2015
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 9, 2015
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 9, 2015
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 7, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 7, 2015
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 7, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 25, 2015
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 23, 2015
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 16, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Jun 16, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 12, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 12, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2015
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 12, 2015
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 12, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 9, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 1, 2015
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 22, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 21, 2015
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 21, 2015
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 21, 2015
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 21, 2015
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 21, 2015
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 21, 2015
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2493: Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2493/
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"H.R. 2493: Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2493/.
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H.R. 2493, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2493/.
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