US HB198 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

US Congress House Bill 198 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 64-34-1)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-07-25 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program for assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through a therapeutic medium of service dog training and handling for veterans with disabilities. Requires such program to be carried out at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers that can provide training areas for such purposes.

Title

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]
Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Nan Hayworth [R-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Allen West [R-FL]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-25	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-01-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.