SAVES Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1441 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No. 342 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1441 [Report No. 119-113] To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. King, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Budd, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Booker, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Coons, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Alsobrooks, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Husted) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs February 24, 2026 Reported by Mr. Moran, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act of 2025'' or the ``SAVES Act of 2025''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT PROGRAM TO AWARD GRANTS FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICE DOGS TO VETERANS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) Pilot program required.--Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a pilot