S 613
PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act, aims to improve mental health support for veterans. It directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to launch a five-year pilot program to assess whether training service dogs can help veterans with PTSD and other mental health challenges. The program will fund non-profit organizations to train service dogs for veterans, regardless of mobility impairments, and will collect data to evaluate its effectiveness.
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Primary sponsor
Thomas Tillis
Cosponsors
Dianne Feinstein
Kyrsten Sinema
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