HR 359 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

Introduced Jan 14, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Steve Stivers R-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 22, 2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2015 to Jun 3, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalJan 14, 2015
D-AZKyrsten SinemaJan 27, 2015
D-PAMatt CartwrightJan 27, 2015
R-NJLeonard LanceFeb 12, 2015
R-NYPeter T. KingFeb 12, 2015
R-NYRichard L. HannaFeb 12, 2015
R-VARobert J. WittmanFeb 12, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelMar 2, 2015
D-ILDaniel LipinskiMar 2, 2015
D-IADavid LoebsackMar 2, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 2, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellMar 2, 2015
D-CTJames A. HimesMar 2, 2015
D-WIMark PocanMar 2, 2015
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyMar 2, 2015
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Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 22, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
  2. Jul 22, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  3. Jul 14, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  4. Feb 6, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3016Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement ActRelated billFeb 10, 2016

Subjects

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  1. Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House

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