S. 613

Introduced

PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

Introduced 3/5/2021•117th Congress•Senate

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Latest Action

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.

6/23/2021 • Senate

Summary

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act or the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

This bill implements a program and a policy related to service dog therapy for veterans. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder through a method where veterans train service dogs for veterans with disabilities.

The bill also authorizes the VA to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses, regardless of whether they have a mobility impairment.

Introduced in Senate • 3/5/2021

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCongressional oversightDisability assistanceGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingMammalsMental healthNeurological disordersService animalsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care