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H.R. 3885: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

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H.R. 3885: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-21 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 298 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3885 (2010-05-25), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program for assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms through a therapeutic medium of assistance dog training and handling for veterans with disabilities. Requires the pilot program to be carried out at: (1) at least three and not more than five VA medical centers over a five-year period; and (2) centers that provide a training area for educating veterans with mental health conditions in the art and science of assistance dog training and handling. Directs the Secretary, in hiring instructors under the program, to give a preference to veterans who have successfully graduated from PTSD or other residential treatment programs and received certification in assistance dog training. Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress during the duration of the program.

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Official text

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · 12 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3885, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act (2010-05-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3885, Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act (2010-05-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong111-hr3885 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111