To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
Latest action · Jul 24, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Wounded Warrior K-9 Corps program for the awarding of grants to nonprofits to assist them in establishing programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. Defines the term "assistance dog" to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2009 to Apr 13, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Jul 20, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 3, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 13, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2009 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2009 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jul 20, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 2009Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jul 20, 2009Referred to House Armed Services
- Jul 20, 2009Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-84 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 114, H.R. 3685, H.R. 4319, H.R. 4635, H.R. 4664, H.R. 4765, H.R. 5360, AND H.R. 548454 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 10, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2009Introduced in House
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