To require the Attorney General to establish a grant program to assist with the medical expenses of qualified working dogs, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7904 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7904 To require the Attorney General to establish a grant program to assist with the medical expenses of qualified working dogs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2026 Mr. James introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Attorney General to establish a grant program to assist with the medical expenses of qualified working dogs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting America's Working Dogs Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Department of Defense utilizes approximately 1,600 military working dogs to protect our nation and keep United States military personnel out of harm's way. (2) Military working dogs have played an integral role in the success of numerous operations and missions, including the raids which resulted in the deaths of Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda, and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS. (3) Working dogs play a critical role in assisting our Armed Forces and Federal and local law enforcement in protecting Americans and defending freedom at home and abroad. (4) Within the Federal Government, working dogs assist the U.S. Capitol Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Transportation Se