Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2013
Latest action · Aug 29, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
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 30, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Companion Corps program for the awarding of grants to assist nonprofit organizations in establishing, planning, designing, and/or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. Defines "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 65
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2013 to Dec 12, 2014, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 9, 2013 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 29, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Aug 2, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 30, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2013Referred 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 30, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5099)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Disability and paralysis
- Disability assistance
- Hearing, speech, and vision care
- Neurological disorders
- Service animals
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2013Introduced in House
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