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K9s for Veterans Therapy Act

Introduced: November 21, 2019 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Nov 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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K9s for Veterans Therapy Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder through a method where veterans train service dogs for veterans with disabilities.

What's happening now November 21, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4305 Related bill PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 11, 2020
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jan 14, 2020
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Nov 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2948: K9s for Veterans Therapy Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2948/
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"S. 2948: K9s for Veterans Therapy Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2948/.
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S. 2948, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2948/.
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[S. 2948: K9s for Veterans Therapy Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2948/)
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