VETS Dogs Act of 2011
Latest action · Jun 8, 2011 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
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.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act of 2011 or VETS Dogs Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from prohibiting the use of service dogs in or on any VA facility or property or any facility or property that receives VA funding.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2011 to Jul 7, 2011; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Apr 8, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | May 25, 2011 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | May 25, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | May 25, 2011 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Jun 7, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Jun 21, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jul 6, 2011 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jul 7, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2011Hearings Jun 8, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2011Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
- Apr 8, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Apr 8, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2350)
- Apr 8, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2350 | Tom Harkin D-IA | Apr 8, 2011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-116 | PENDING LEGISLATION145 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 8, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1154 | VETS Dogs Act | Related bill | Jul 28, 2011 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- VETS Dogs Act of 2011
- Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2011Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
