Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7904

Protecting America’s Working Dogs Act of 2026

Working Dog Medical Care: Grant Program for Retired K9s

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The Protecting America’s Working Dogs Act of 2026 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and has been sent to three different House committees for review. It is considered active, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill currently associated with this legislation.

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Key Points

This bill would create a new grant program to help pay for the medical bills of retired federal working dogs and service dogs that assist veterans or retired federal officers.
The program would provide grants of up to $575,000 to nonprofit organizations that focus on caring for these animals and helping their owners with veterinary costs.
To get the money, a nonprofit must show that it spends at least 70% of its budget directly on medical care for the dogs, such as doctor visits, surgeries, and medicine.
Many of these dogs serve in the military, the FBI, or at airports and retire with health issues from their years of hard work, which can be very expensive for the families who adopt them.
The Attorney General would run the program for five years and would have to report to Congress on how many dogs were helped and what their average medical costs were.

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Mar 12, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Mar 12, 2026

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Source Information

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Official Title

Protecting America’s Working Dogs Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 7904

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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