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S. 1441In committee
SAVES Act of 2025
Introduced: Apr 10, 2025
Latest action date: Feb 24, 2026
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 342.
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- 119th Congress
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- Apr 10, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act of 2025 or the SAVES Act of 2025
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.
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Armed Forces and National Security
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Disability assistanceService animalsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsVeterans' pensions and compensationVeterinary medicine and animal diseases
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 342.
CalendarsSenateCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-113.
CommitteeSenateCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-113.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
CommitteeSenateCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
CommitteeSenateIntroduced in Senate
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferralSenate
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