Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 24, 2017)
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017
This bill directs the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Service Corps Program for the awarding of grants to assist nonprofit organizations in establishing, planning, designing, and/or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. An "assistance dog" is defined to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense.
What just happenedJun 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 24, 2017
- Jun 16, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Military Personnel Subcommittee - May 24, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - May 24, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - May 24, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- May 24, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Armed Services Committee - May 24, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 24, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House