H.R. 3137: Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019

Plain summary

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019 This bill provides for the establishment of program for the provision of service dogs to certain Armed Forces members. It requires the Department of Defense to establish a K-9 Service Corps Program to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist them in planning, designing, establishing, or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to members with a disability who are receiving receiving medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy; those in medical hold or medical holdover status; or those on the temporary disability retired list in cases where medical principles indicate that the disability may be of a permanent nature.

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Official text

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · 36 cosponsors

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Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Mike Thompson (D-CA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3137.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3137 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116