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HR 3137 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationships Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Hearing, speech, and vision care Mammals Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Neurological disorders Service animals Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019

Introduced: June 5, 2019 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019

This bill provides for the establishment of program for the provision of service dogs to certain Armed Forces members. It requires the Department of Defense to establish a K-9 Service Corps Program to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist them in planning, designing, establishing, or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to members with a disability who are receiving receiving medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy; those in medical hold or medical holdover status; or those on the temporary disability retired list in cases where medical principles indicate that the disability may be of a permanent nature.

What's happening now June 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 19 Republican 1
D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jan 7, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Oct 16, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 20, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 18, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 5, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 5, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jun 5, 2019
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 5, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 5, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 5, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Jun 5, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 5, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Jun 5, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 5, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Jun 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3137: Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3137/
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"H.R. 3137: Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3137/.
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