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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-23 | Committee | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231. | Senate |
| 2021-03-05 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2021-03-05 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |