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SAVES Act of 2025

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 by Sen. Thomas Tillis

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Latest action · Feb 24, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 342.

What it does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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