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HR 2625 115th 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 2017

Introduced: May 24, 2017 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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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 24, 2017
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 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017

This bill directs the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Service 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. An "assistance dog" is defined 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 June 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 30 Republican 1
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 6, 2018
Messer, Luke
· Jan 16, 2018
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Nov 29, 2017
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 29, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 29, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 25, 2017
Zeldin, Lee
· Oct 25, 2017
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 4, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Oct 4, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 27, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 7, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 24, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 24, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 24, 2017
Delaney, John
· May 24, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 24, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 24, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · May 24, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 24, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· May 24, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 24, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 24, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 24, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 24, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 24, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 24, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 24, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 24, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2625: Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2625/
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"H.R. 2625: Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2625/.
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H.R. 2625, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2625/.
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