3.0.0 3147 2022-11-01T06:47:29Z 2022-11-01T06:47:29Z House HR 2019-06-05 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STIVERS:H.R. 3147.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have thePower to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.And Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower To make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ofthe United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H4345]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-25T17:07:06Z Referred to 2019-06-05T13:06:35Z 2019-06-25 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-06-05 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-06-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 N C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-06-05 True D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2019-06-05 True R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2019-06-05 True W000823 Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] Michael Waltz R FL 6 2019-06-05 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-07-10 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2019-07-10 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2019-08-09 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2019-08-09 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2019-10-11 False Armed Forces and National Security Mammals Mental health Neurological disorders Service animals Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-06-05 Introduced in House 2019-12-13T14:11:35Z Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the PAWS Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, regardless of whether they have a mobility impairment.

]]> PAWS Act of 2019 Display Title PAWS Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced PAWS Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3147ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3147ih.xml 2019-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.