HR 3147 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

PAWS Act of 2019

Introduced Jun 5, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Steve Stivers R-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 5, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the PAWS Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, regardless of whether they have a mobility impairment.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2019 to Oct 11, 2019, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalJun 5, 2019
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalJun 5, 2019
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalJun 5, 2019
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterJul 10, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinJul 10, 2019
R-FLBill PoseyAug 9, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerAug 9, 2019
D-COJoe NeguseOct 11, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 5, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jun 5, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 5, 2019Introduced in House

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