PAWS Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
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Summary
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 or the PAWS Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which it provides grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide service dogs to veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after completing other evidence-based treatment. An organization that receives a grant shall provide for each participating service dog and veteran: coverage by a commercially available veterinary health insurance policy, hardware clinically determined to be required by the dog to perform the tasks necessary to assist the veteran, payments for travel expenses to obtain the dog, and travel expenses required to obtain a replacement service dog. To be eligible for a grant, an organization must: (1) agree to cover all costs in excess of the grant amount to guarantee such benefits, (2) be certified by Assistance Dogs International, (3) provide one-on-one training for each service dog and recipient for 30 hours or more over 90 days or more, and (4) provide an in-house residential facility or other accommodations nearby in which service dog recipients stay for a minimum of 10 days while receiving at least 30 hours of training. The VA shall develop metrics to measure the improvement in psychosocial function and therapeutic compliance and changes independence on prescription narcotics and psychotropic medication of veterans participating in the program. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the methodology used for the pilot program.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Raskin
MD • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Pallone
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11]
MI • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Scott (VA)
VA • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/4/2017
Correa
CA • D
Sponsored 5/4/2017
Takano
CA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Joyce (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Lynch
MA • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Sanchez
CA • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Sessions
TX • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Stefanik
NY • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Velazquez
NY • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Wagner
MO • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
GA • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Scott, Austin
GA • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
PR • R
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
SD • R
Sponsored 7/12/2017
Babin
TX • R
Sponsored 7/20/2017
Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 7/20/2017
Calvert
CA • R
Sponsored 7/20/2017
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
UT • R
Sponsored 7/20/2017
Weber (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 7/20/2017
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 7/20/2017
Kevin Cramer
ND • R
Sponsored 7/20/2017
Cuellar
TX • D
Sponsored 7/20/2017
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2017
McCaul
TX • R
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3]
KS • R
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Veasey
TX • D
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Dingell
MI • D
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Womack
AR • R
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
TX • R
Sponsored 7/24/2017
Carter (GA)
GA • R
Sponsored 7/25/2017
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2017
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2017
Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
IL • R
Sponsored 7/25/2017
Loudermilk
GA • R
Sponsored 7/25/2017
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 7/26/2017
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 7/26/2017
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 7/26/2017
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
NJ • R
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Carbajal
CA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
TN • R
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]
LA • R
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Guthrie
KY • R
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Buchanan
FL • R
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 8/25/2017
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 8/25/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/25/2017
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 8/25/2017
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
PA • R
Sponsored 8/25/2017
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 8/25/2017
DesJarlais
TN • R
Sponsored 9/12/2017
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/12/2017
Norman
SC • R
Sponsored 9/25/2017
Courtney
CT • D
Sponsored 9/25/2017
Massie
KY • R
Sponsored 9/25/2017
Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/26/2017
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/3/2017
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 10/3/2017
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
WI • R
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Neal
MA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
LaMalfa
CA • R
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Tenney
NY • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
SC • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4]
SC • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Nadler
NY • D
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
AZ • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Allen
GA • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
IA • R
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
IN • R
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Smucker
PA • R
Sponsored 5/23/2017
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
MI • R
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
WI • R
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
MN • R
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Rouzer
NC • R
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 5/25/2017
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/25/2017
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2017
Hudson
NC • R
Sponsored 5/25/2017
Valadao
CA • R
Sponsored 5/25/2017
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/25/2017
Huizenga
MI • R
Sponsored 6/6/2017
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 6/6/2017
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 6/6/2017
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 6/6/2017
Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 6/6/2017
Moolenaar
MI • R
Sponsored 6/7/2017
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/7/2017
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 6/7/2017
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
NC • R
Sponsored 6/7/2017
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 6/7/2017
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
CO • R
Sponsored 6/12/2017
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 6/12/2017
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/12/2017
Cleaver
MO • D
Sponsored 6/12/2017
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 6/12/2017
Bergman
MI • R
Sponsored 6/14/2017
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/15/2017
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/15/2017
Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
ME • R
Sponsored 6/15/2017
Turner (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 6/15/2017
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 6/20/2017
Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
AS • R
Sponsored 6/20/2017
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/23/2017
Arrington
TX • R
Sponsored 6/23/2017
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/23/2017
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]
PA • R
Sponsored 6/29/2017
Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 6/29/2017
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/29/2017
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/29/2017
Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
MO • R
Sponsored 7/12/2017
Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]
NC • R
Sponsored 7/20/2017
Perry
PA • R
Sponsored 10/24/2017
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 11/2/2017
Larsen (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2017
Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/2/2017
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/15/2017
Williams (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
IN • R
Sponsored 12/4/2017
Foster
IL • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/2/2018
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Crawford
AR • R
Sponsored 2/15/2018
Schneider
IL • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Thompson (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 4/17/2018
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 4/23/2018
Aguilar
CA • D
Sponsored 4/23/2018
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/25/2018
Jordan
OH • R
Sponsored 4/26/2018
Johnson (LA)
LA • R
Sponsored 5/8/2018
Biggs (AZ)
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/6/2018
Jacky Rosen
NV • D
Sponsored 7/24/2018
Jim Banks
IN • R
Sponsored 7/31/2018
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 8/14/2018
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2018
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2018
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 9/5/2018
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 9/5/2018
Garamendi
CA • D
Sponsored 9/6/2018
Sherman
CA • D
Sponsored 9/7/2018
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2018
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