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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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