H.R. 2605Heading to a voteSecurity & foreign affairs
VA would fund five-year pilot pairing veterans with service dogs
Data as of July 11, 2026
The bill funds a five-year VA pilot grant program giving nonprofits up to $2 million each to provide veterans with service dogs.50-second read · 5 questions answered below
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What does this do?
The SAVES Act directs the VA to run a five-year pilot program awarding competitive grants, capped at $2 million each, to nonprofits that train and provide service dogs to veterans. Grantees must show training experience, explain their approach, and commit to humane treatment standards. The VA must also provide veterinary insurance for each dog, continuing even after the pilot ends.
Who does it affect?
The bill affects veterans with qualifying disabilities, including blindness, mobility impairments, hearing loss, PTSD, or traumatic brain injury, as well as nonprofits that train service dogs. It also affects the VA, which would manage grants and oversee nonprofit performance.
Why does it matter?
The program creates a new formal funding channel between the VA and nonprofit service-dog trainers, adding administrative oversight duties for the agency and eligibility requirements for veterans and organizations.
What does it cost, and who pays?
- $10 million per year
- five-year authorization
- grants capped at $2 million
Where does it stand?
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote — You are here
- Senate
- President's desk
Right now: it's headed for a House floor vote. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
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Official title
SAVES Act
- Introduced:
- April 2, 2025
- Latest action:
- September 26, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 264.
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