HR 359 114th 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 Mammals Mental health Service animals Veterans' medical care

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

Introduced: January 14, 2015 See on congress.gov

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Jul 22, 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Jul 22, 2015

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 14, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Feb 6, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 14, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jan 14, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans' post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of educating those veterans in the training and handling of service dogs for veterans with disabilities.

Requires: (1) the Secretary to carry out the pilot program through contracts with appropriate nongovernmental entities located in close proximity to at least three but no more than five VA medical centers, and (2) each of those entities to be certified in the training and handling of service dogs and to have a training area that would be appropriate for use in educating veterans with mental health conditions in the art and science of service dog training and handling.

What's happening now July 22, 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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