US Congress House Bill 943 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-4)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

K-9 Companion Corps Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Companion Corps program for the awarding of grants to nonprofit organizations to assist them in establishing programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. Defines the term "assistance dog" to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense.

K-9 Companion Corps Act

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R-CA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2011-03-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2011-03-08	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2011-03-08	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2011-03-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2011-03-08	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)

SB3689 (Related) 2012-12-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/943/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr943/BILLS-112hr943ih.pdf