United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2493 (114th)
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015
Introduced
21 May 2015
Last action
13 August 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015 Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Companion 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. Defines "assistance dog" 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.
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Timeline
21 May 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 2015
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 2015
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 June 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
13 August 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 May 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2493
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2493
- us · 114-hr-2493 · source updated 12 August 2025