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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-25 | President | Became Public Law No: 117-37. | Library of Congress |
| 2021-08-25 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2021-08-20 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2021-08-09 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2021-08-06 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate |
| 2021-08-06 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5990) | Senate |
| 2021-05-13 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2021-05-12 | Floor | Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 380, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 297; H.R. 433; H.R. 478; H.R. 586; H.R. 721, as amended; H.R. 768; H.R. 810; H.R. 1205; H.R. 1260, as amended; H.R. 1324; H.R. 1448, as amended; H.R. 1475, as amended; H.R. 1480, as amended; H.R. 2862, as amended; H.R. 2955; and H.R. 2981. (consideration: CR H2235-2246; text: CR H2240) | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-12 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, proceedings on H.R. 1448 are considered vacated. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-12 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-12 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1448. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-12 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2212-2215) | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-12 | Floor | Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-12 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 16. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-12 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 117-31. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-04 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2021-05-04 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2021-05-04 | Committee | Subcommittee on Health Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2021-04-15 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2021-04-14 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2021-03-18 | Calendars | Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Stivers. | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-01 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-01 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |