119th Congress
S. 1441
SAVES Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Thom Tillis(R-NC)
- Introduced
- Apr 10, 2025
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Official text
- Reported to Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (29)
Original cosponsors (8)
- Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Added later (21)
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) · Apr 29, 2025
- Ted Budd (R-NC) · May 6, 2025
- Alex Padilla (D-CA) · Jun 2, 2025
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) · Jun 2, 2025
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) · Jun 2, 2025
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · Jun 2, 2025
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) · Jun 12, 2025
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) · Jul 17, 2025
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) · Jul 17, 2025
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · Jul 22, 2025
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · Jul 23, 2025
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH) · Jul 29, 2025
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Jul 30, 2025
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · Sep 3, 2025
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) · Sep 9, 2025
- Jon Husted (R-OH) · Oct 3, 2025
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · Mar 10, 2026
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA) · Mar 10, 2026
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · Jun 1, 2026
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Jun 2, 2026
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · Jul 21, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Reported to Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 342. - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-113. - Jul 30, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86. - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate