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H.R. 359 114th Congress House

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy.

Introduced: March 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability assistanceExecutive agency funding and structure
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Federal officialsMammalsMental healthService animalsVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
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 Latest action July 22, 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3016 Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5 Republican 6
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 3, 2016
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jun 3, 2016
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Nov 19, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 23, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jun 4, 2015
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 1, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Apr 14, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 2, 2015
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 359: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-359/
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"H.R. 359: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-359/.
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H.R. 359, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-359/.
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