US Congress House Bill 4764 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 90-36-1)
Status: Introduced on March 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through the Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, to carry out a five-year pilot program under which the VA shall provide service dogs and veterinary health insurance to certain veterans who: (1) served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001; and (2) were diagnosed with, and continue to suffer from, post-traumatic stress disorder. The provision of a service dog shall be done in addition to other types of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and shall not replace established treatment modalities.

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016

Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]
Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]
Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]
Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]
Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]
Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]
Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Gwen Graham [D-FL]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-03-16	House	Introduced in House

SB3051 (Related) 2016-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4764/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4764/BILLS-114hr4764ih.pdf