H.R. 359 · 114th Congress
Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act
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StiversSponsor36 cosponsors · 17 D, 19 R
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Sinema
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Hanna
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King
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Lance
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Wittman
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Himes
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Lipinski
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Norton
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Rangel
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Swalwell
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Barletta
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Jones
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Costello
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Joyce
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LoBiondo
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McDermott
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Carter
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Farenthold
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McSally
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Tiberi
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Scott
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Upton
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Rooney
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Blumenauer
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Takano
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Amodei
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Pingree
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Walberg1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans' post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of educating those veterans in the training and handling of service dogs for veterans with disabilities.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 14, 2015
Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans' post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of educating those veterans in the training and handling of service dogs for veterans with disabilities.
Requires: (1) the Secretary to carry out the pilot program through contracts with appropriate nongovernmental entities located in close proximity to at least three but no more than five VA medical centers, and (2) each of those entities to be certified in the training and handling of service dogs and to have a training area that would be appropriate for use in educating veterans with mental health conditions in the art and science of service dog training and handling.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act
Latest action (Jul 22, 2015): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 14, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.