PAWS Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3147
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2019-06-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Mammals

Mental health

Neurological disorders

Service animals

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the PAWS Act of 2019</b></p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3147 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2019 Mr. Stivers (for himself, Mr. Cisneros , Mr. Dunn , Mr. Rutherford , and Mr. Waltz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the PAWS Act of 2019 . 2. Authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments Section 1714 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) The Secretary may provide a service dog to a veteran under subsection (c)(3) regardless of whether the veteran has a mobility impairment. .