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H.R. 3335: Pups for Patriots Act of 2017

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H.R. 3335: Pups for Patriots Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-20 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pups for Patriots Act of 2017

Plain summary

Pups for Patriots Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program under which it shall enter into contracts with qualified nonprofit organizations to provide service dogs to eligible veterans who: served on active duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001, have been diagnosed with severe or extreme post-traumatic stress or with a severe traumatic brain injury by a VA doctor or clinical social worker, have received evidence-based treatment and remains symptomatic of severe or extreme post-traumatic stress or severe traumatic brain injury, and commit to an evaluation by a VA doctor or social worker at least twice a year. A qualified nonprofit organization is a nonprofit organization that adheres to prescribed national standards for the selection, training, and assessment of service dogs for veterans. Such program must also furnish veterinary insurance for each such service dog. The VA shall issue to a veteran to whom a service dog is provided a national service dog credential if the veteran furnishes certain documents to the VA.

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Official text

Pups for Patriots Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · 1 cosponsors

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Henry Cuellar (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] reported raising $2.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3335 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115