United StatesSAVES Act of 2025
What it does
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).
More detail
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 24Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-113.Latest
- Feb 24Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 342.
- 2025
- Jul 30Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 21Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
- Apr 10Introduced in Senate
- Apr 10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Introduced