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H.R. 2625 (115th)

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017

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Introduced

24 May 2017

Last action

16 June 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Sponsors

Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

11 August 2025

Defence

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 24 May 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  2. 24 May 2017

    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

  3. 24 May 2017

    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

  4. 24 May 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 24 May 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 16 June 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

    Source: Committee

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