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SRES 160 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationships Congressional tributes Mammals Military personnel and dependents Service animals

A resolution honoring the service to United States Armed Forces provided by military working dogs and contract working dogs, also known as "war dogs".

Introduced: May 9, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Became law
Sep 6, 2017
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 6, 2017
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5017)
Sep 6, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 6, 2017
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5017)
May 9, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2847-2848)
May 9, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes, on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Army military working dog program: (1) the service that military working dogs and contract working dogs (war dogs) have provided to the Armed Forces, and (2) that not all war dogs were given due recognition by being allowed to retire honorably from service.

Honors the sacrifices made by war dogs in combat and the services war dogs provide in retirement to members of the Armed Forces.

What's happening now September 6, 2017

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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