2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1022: PAWS Act of 2021 Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2021
Legislative Summary
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to private entities for the provision of service dogs to eligible veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
2/11/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/11/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
House of Representatives
3/22/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/11/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Health(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 25
Democrat: 19
Primary Sponsor
John Rutherford
Republican
Co-Sponsors (43)
Michael Waltz
Republican
Al Lawson
Democrat
Christopher Pappas
Democrat
Steve Stivers
Republican
Chris Stewart
Republican
Greg Steube
Republican
Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican
David Valadao
Republican
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Antonio Delgado
Democrat
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican
Tim Ryan
Democrat
Bill Posey
Republican
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Rodney Davis
Republican
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
Yvette Herrell
Republican
Rick Larsen
Democrat
Robert Wittman
Republican
Stephanie Murphy
Democrat
Maria Salazar
Republican
Matt Gaetz
Republican
Troy Balderson
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Andrew Garbarino
Republican
Nicholas Taylor
Republican
Scott Franklin
Republican
Alan Lowenthal
Democrat
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Juan Vargas
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Democrat
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Republican
Gregory Pence
Republican
Charles Fleischmann
Republican
Josh Harder
Democrat
Tom Reed
Republican
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Jason Crow
Democrat
Abigail Spanberger
Democrat