PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedSep 12, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 5, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act or the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder through a method where veterans train service dogs for veterans with disabilities.
Cosponsors 324
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 12, 2019 to Feb 5, 2020, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Sep 12, 2019 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Sep 12, 2019 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Sep 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Sep 12, 2019 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Sep 12, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Sep 12, 2019 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Sep 12, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Sep 12, 2019 |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Original | Sep 12, 2019 |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Sep 26, 2019 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Feb 5, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H777-780)
- Feb 5, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4305.
- Feb 5, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 5, 2020Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2948 | K9s for Veterans Therapy Act | Related bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
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
- Congressional oversight
- Disability assistance
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health programs administration and funding
- Mammals
- Mental health
- Neurological disorders
- Service animals
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2020Referred in Senate
- Feb 5, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 12, 2019Introduced in House
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