Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

Summary

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans' post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of training service dogs for veterans with disabilities. The VA shall: seek to enter into contracts with non-government entities that are certified in the training and handling of service dogs and that are located in close proximity to at least three but not more than five VA medical centers, provide such entities access to a training area in a VA facility that would be appropriate for use in educating veterans with mental health conditions in service dog training and handling, administer the program through the Center for Compassionate Innovation of the Veterans Health Administration in collaboration with the Recreation Therapy Service under the direction of a certified recreational therapist, and establish a director of therapeutic service dog training. Veterans may participate in the program in conjunction with the VA's compensated work therapy program.

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Timeline

1. 28 April 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

2. 28 April 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 April 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 28 April 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 26 September 2017

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 April 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 April 2017

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Sponsors

• Steve Stivers · R · Sponsor
• Timothy Walz · D · Sponsor
• WALTER JONES · R · Cosponsor
• Kyrsten Sinema · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Leonard Lance · R · Cosponsor
• Gregg Harper · R · Cosponsor
• Stephen Knight · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Cosponsor
• FRED UPTON · R · Cosponsor
• Blake Farenthold · R · Cosponsor
• TIM RYAN · D · Cosponsor
• Ryan Costello · R · Cosponsor
• Carol Shea-Porter · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rob Bishop · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Gallagher · R · Cosponsor
• Daniel Donovan · R · Cosponsor
• John Carter · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
• WM. CLAY · D · Cosponsor
• Brenda Lawrence · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
• David Joyce · R · Cosponsor
• Pete Olson · R · Cosponsor
• Lou Barletta · R · Cosponsor
• David Loebsack · D · Cosponsor
• FRANK LOBIONDO · R · Cosponsor
• John Delaney · D · Cosponsor
• Daniel Lipinski · D · Cosponsor
• James Himes · D · Cosponsor
• PETER KING · R · Cosponsor
• Dwight Evans · D · Cosponsor
• Will Hurd · R · Cosponsor
• Jenniffer González-Colón · R · Cosponsor
• Bradley Byrne · R · Cosponsor
• Lloyd Smucker · R · Cosponsor
• Bob Gibbs · R · Cosponsor
• Richard Hudson · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor

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