PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
Summary
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act or the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act This bill implements a program and a policy related to service dog therapy for veterans. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a five-year 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. The bill also authorizes the VA to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses, regardless of whether they have a mobility impairment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 5, 2021
Last action Jun 23, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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