Honoring our K9 Heroes Act
Latest action · May 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2025 to Sep 2, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | May 1, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Crank | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Mar 20, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Mar 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Apr 13, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Tom Barrett | May 20, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Sep 2, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 1, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2025Introduced in House
- May 1, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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. 171, no. 73, May 1, 2025, page H1811.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a grant program to increase access to medical care for retired Federal working dogs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Honoring our K9 Heroes Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2025Introduced 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.
