SAVES Act of 2025 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedApr 10, 2025
ReportedJul 30, 2025
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 95 words.
Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act of 2025 or the SAVES Act of 2025 This 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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 198 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in senate to reported to senate · 2,250 words
- Subjects
- Disability assistanceService animalsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsVeterans' pensions and compensationVeterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Latest action
- Feb 24, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 342.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 2605 SAVES Act R · Reported
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]