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H. Rept. 119-310 1 (2025-09-26)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        1st Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            119-310







                              SERVICE DOGS ASSISTING VETERANS ACT




                       SEPTEMBER 26, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
                                     State of the Union and ordered to be printed




                             Mr. BOST,  from the  Committee  on Veterans'  Affairs,
                                           submitted   the following



                                               REPORT


                                             [To accompany H.R. 2605]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on  Veterans' Affairs, to whom   was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 2605)  to require  the  Secretary  of Veterans  Affairs  to
                     award  grants  to nonprofit  organizations  to assist such  organiza-
                     tions in carrying  out programs   to provide  service dogs to eligible
                     veterans, and  for other purposes,  having  considered  the same,  re-
                     ports favorably thereon  with  an amendment and recommends that
                     the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                   CONTENTS

                                                                                        Page
                     A m endm ent ..............................................................................................................  2
                     Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................  3
                     Background and Need for  Legislation  ....................................................................  4
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  5
                     Subcom m ittee  Consideration  ..................................................................................  6
                     Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  6
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  6
                     Com m ittee  Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  6
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................            6
                     Earmarks and Tax and Tariff Benefits  ..................................................................  7
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  7
                     Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Estimate ..............           7
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  10
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  10
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  10
                     Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................  10
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  10
                     Changes in Existing Law Made By the Bill as Reported .................            11


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