House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Honoring our K9 Heroes Act
Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a grant program to increase access to medical care for retired Federal working dogs, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 1, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 1, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3144.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 73, May 1, 2025, Page H1811):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 1, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3144, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3144
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
41 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 22 Democrats
22 of 41 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.
Tom Barrett (R-MI), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
- H.R. 3535 (119th) Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
- H.R. 4993 (119th) Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2025
- H.R. 8844 (119th) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
- H.R. 1065 (119th) Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- H.R. 2253 (119th) Puppy Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 1684 (119th) PAST Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.