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S 1029 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Judicial procedure and administration Mammals Service animals

DAWG Act

Introduced: April 4, 2019 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec 23, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 23, 2019
Received in the House.
Dec 19, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7233-7234)
Dec 19, 2019
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7233-7234)
Dec 19, 2019
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7233-7234)
Dec 19, 2019
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,274 Cornyn, John In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 19, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Courthouse Dogs Act

This bill authorizes federal courts to allow a certified facility dog to accompany a witness testifying in a criminal proceeding.

What's happening now January 30, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5403 Identical bill Courthouse Dogs Act
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 18, 2019
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Dec 18, 2019
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 18, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1029: Courthouse Dogs Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1029/
MLA
"S. 1029: Courthouse Dogs Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1029/.
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S. 1029, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1029/.
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[S. 1029: Courthouse Dogs Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1029/)
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