Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act
Latest action · Jul 22, 2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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.
- IntroducedJan 14, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 2, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Mar 2, 2015 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Mar 2, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 2, 2015 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Mar 2, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 2, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Mar 2, 2015 | |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Nov 19, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 3, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jun 3, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 14, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2015Hearings Jul 14, 2015Markup Jul 22, 2015Reported Jul 22, 2015 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 22, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Jul 14, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 6, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 7, January 14, 2015, page H407.
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. 114-31 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON: H.R. 272; H.R. 353; H.R. 359; H.R. 421; H.R. 423; H.R. 1356; H.R. 1688; H.R. 1862; H.R. 2464; H.R. 2914; H.R. 2915; H.R. 3016; AND, DRAFT LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE VA MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR FY 2015 AND TO MAKE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF VA MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS132 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 14, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3016 | Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
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.
