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HR 6908 115th Congress House

PAWS Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments.

Introduced: September 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security MammalsService animalsVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2018 or the PAWS Act of 2018

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to certain veterans regardless of whether they have a mobility impairment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6908: PAWS Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6908/
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"H.R. 6908: PAWS Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6908/.
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H.R. 6908, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6908/.
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[H.R. 6908: PAWS Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6908/)
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