Protecting America’s Working Dogs Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Protecting America’s Working Dogs Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Immigration, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H55C0DEDED82D416EA9968D92C8117CC1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting America’s Working Dogs Act of 2026.
- Section HF4402852F8AB4002B819FE8CAF7E3EA5: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The Department of Defense utilizes approximately 1,600 military working dogs to protect our nation and keep United...
- Section HF04C0BF6EC57446799FA84432D352092: 3. Grant program to fund covered medical expenses for qualified working dogs Not later than 1 fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Protecting America’s Working Dogs Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Immigration, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, Protecting America’s Working Dogs Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Mr. James introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any expenses related to medical treatment and care of qualified working dogs, including veterinarian office visits, medical procedures, diagnostic tests, and medications or medically necessary supplements
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