S. 1441 Senate Armed Forces and National Security
SAVES Act of 2025
STAGE 3 OF 8 — CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING
Currently in the Senate. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 342 on Feb 24, 2026.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Apr 10, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Apr 10, 2025
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86. May 21, 2025
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. May 21, 2025
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Jul 30, 2025
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-113. Feb 24, 2026
- Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 342. Feb 24, 2026
Cosponsors
29
Subjects
Disability assistanceService animalsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsVeterans' pensions and compensationVeterinary medicine and animal diseases
Committees
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- [Reported By, Feb 24, 2026]
- [Markup By, Jul 30, 2025]
- [Hearings By (full committee), May 21, 2025]
- [Hearings By (full committee), May 21, 2025]
- [Referred To, Apr 10, 2025]
Summary
Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act of 2025 or the SAVES Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a five-year pilot program to award grants on a competitive basis to nonprofit entities to provide service dogs to veterans who have certain disabilities, conditions, or diagnoses (e.g., a visual impairment).Under the program, the VA may provide up to $2 million to a nonprofit entity in a fiscal year.The VA must provide a veterinary insurance policy to veterans who receive a service dog through a grant under the program.
[Summary as of: Reported to Senate]
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