3.0.0 5918 2023-01-11T13:39:27Z 2023-01-11T13:39:27Z House HR 2018-05-22 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:H.R. 5918.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4584]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2018-05-23T13:19:36Z Referred to 2018-05-22T14:02:05Z Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act 115 2225 HR 2017-09-26 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2018-05-23 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2018-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2018-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 N L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2018-05-22 True N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2018-05-22 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2018-05-22 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2018-05-22 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2018-11-02 False Armed Forces and National Security Animal protection and human-animal relationships Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Mammals Mental health Service animals Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-05-22 Introduced in House 2019-05-22T19:02:14Z Department of Defense Service Dog Training Therapy Act

This bill requires the Defense Health Agency of the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a program under which members of the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions train service dogs for veterans with disabilities. DOD shall carry out the program in a manner that ensures that such training is a form of therapy that addresses such post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions.

]]> Department of Defense Service Dog Training Therapy Act Display Title Department of Defense Service Dog Training Therapy Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program on service dog training for members of the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Department of Defense Service Dog Training Therapy Act Introduced in House 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5918ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5918ih.xml 2018-05-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.