# 117-hr-4159: Courtroom Dogs Act

117-hr-4159, Courtroom Dogs Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4159
- Congress: 117
- Title: Courtroom Dogs Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2021-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Courtroom Dogs Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to develop best practice guidelines for the use of service or support dogs in federal courtrooms and grand jury rooms.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-8681: John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-4159 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4159)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8876)
- [117-hr-8685: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8685)
- [117-hr-8681: John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8681)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4159 (as of 2025-11-18).