119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 1441: SAVES Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a five-year pilot program to award grants on a competitive basis to nonprofit entities to provide service dogs to veterans who have certain disabilities, conditions, or diagnoses (e.g., a visual impairment).
Under the program, the VA may provide up to $2 million to a nonprofit entity in a fiscal year.
The VA must provide a veterinary insurance policy to veterans who receive a service dog through a grant under the program.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
- Angus King I-MEOriginal
- Jacky Rosen D-NVOriginal
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NHOriginal
- Elissa Slotkin D-MIOriginal
- Charles Schumer D-NY
- Ted Budd R-NC
- Cory Booker D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Alejandro Padilla D-CA
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Christopher Coons D-DE
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Margaret Hassan D-NH
- Angela Alsobrooks D-MD
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Shelley Capito R-WV
- Jon Husted R-OH
- Maria Cantwell D-WA
- Jon Ossoff D-GA
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
Who scored on this bill
- 1Thom Tillis SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported, reached a cosponsor milestone4 events+32
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Thom Tillis.
Show the full action history (6 actions)
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-113.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 342.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.