VA Canine Reporting Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3363
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
Introduced: 2023-05-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Performance measurement

Service animals

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>VA Canine Reporting Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the average time it took to provide a veteran with a service or guide dog in the prior year. The report must also include legislative recommendations to reduce such wait time.</p> <p><br> </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3363 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2023 Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Cole , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Mast , Mr. Moran , Mr. Buchanan , Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Norman , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Ezell , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Donalds , Mrs. Luna , Mr. Lawler , Mr. D'Esposito , Mr. Langworthy , Mr. Molinaro , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Babin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report annually to Congress on the average time to provide a veteran with a service dog or a guide dog, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Canine Reporting Act of 2023 . 2. Report on Service dogs; guide dogs Section 1714 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Not less than annually, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report, including— (1) the average time to provide a veteran with a service dog or a guide dog in the prior year; and (2) legislative recommendations of the Secretary to reduce the wait time for a veteran to be provided with a service dog or a guide dog. .