114-hr-2493114th Congress

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015

Sponsored By: Representative McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

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Summary

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015 Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Companion 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. Defines "assistance dog" 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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No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

MA • D

Cosponsors

Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
MICHAEL HONDA
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/22/2015
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 6/1/2015
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 6/1/2015
FRANK LOBIONDO
NJ • R
Sponsored 6/1/2015
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/9/2015
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 6/9/2015
STEVE ISRAEL
NY • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
WALTER JONES
NC • R
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 6/12/2015
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/16/2015
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 6/16/2015
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/16/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/16/2015
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/23/2015
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/23/2015
RUBEN HINOJOSA
TX • D
Sponsored 6/23/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/23/2015
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/23/2015
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2015
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/7/2015
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/7/2015
NITA LOWEY
NY • D
Sponsored 7/7/2015
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/7/2015
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 7/7/2015
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2015
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/9/2015
Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/9/2015
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/13/2015
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/13/2015
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
AZ • R
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 9/9/2015
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/9/2015
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/8/2015
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
NJ • R
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2015
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/11/2015
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 12/11/2015
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/12/2016
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/3/2016
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/12/2016
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2016
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 5/18/2016
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/21/2016
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/13/2016
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/13/2016
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/14/2016
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 7/14/2016
LORETTA SANCHEZ
CA • D
Sponsored 9/6/2016
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/15/2016
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/27/2016
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 9/28/2016
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/15/2016
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 11/15/2016
ROBERT BRADY
PA • D
Sponsored 11/15/2016
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/15/2016
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 11/15/2016
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/1/2016
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/8/2016
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/8/2016
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 12/8/2016
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/8/2016

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Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015

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