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.

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Timeline

1. 5 March 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 June 2021

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 5 March 2021 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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