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H.R. 4305 · 116th Congress

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 116th Congress ended.

SSR StiversSponsor
324 cosponsors · 135 D, 189 R
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9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Sep 12, 2019
  2. House Passed Feb 5, 2020

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act or the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Feb 5, 2020

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act or the PAWS 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

Latest action (Feb 10, 2020): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 12, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Sep 12, 2019
  2. House Passed Feb 5, 2020

No recorded floor vote found.