legislation: 100-hr-3607
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| 100-hr-3607 | 100 | hr | 3607 | A bill to amend Federal laws to grant the same rights and privileges afforded to blind individuals who depend on seeing-eye dogs to other disabled individuals who depend on guide, hearing, or service dogs. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-11-04 | 1987-11-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds. | House | Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] | PA | R | G000291 | 29 | Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to include the costs of securing and maintaining a guide, hearing, or service dog as allowable medical expenses for the purpose of income-related calculations to determine eligibility for the food stamp program. Amends Federal law to: (1) include as a benefit to certain veterans the provision of guide, hearing, or service dogs trained to assist disabled individuals; (2) permit guide, hearing, or service dogs accompanying a disabled individual to be admitted to public buildings and other properties owned by the United States; and (3) permit certain common carriers to continue to establish a special rate for transportation of a disabled individual and accompanying attendant when they are accompanied by a dog trained to assist the disabled individual. (Current law covers only seeing-eye dogs for the blind.) | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z |