Sponsors of The Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act

H.R. 807: Congressman Patrick McHenry of
North Carolina
  

S. 711: Senator Ted Budd of North Carolina

                                                                                       

Our goal is to have the coin in production in 2025...
How can you help?

Here's How You Can Take Immediate Action
 
1. Learn and Share
Familiarize yourself with the legislation and share this information with friends, family, and colleagues asking them to contact their senators and representatives. 
  
2. Find Your Senators & Representatives
Call your U.S. senators and House representatives as soon as possible asking them to support The Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act.
Find your senators and representatives: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member 
  
3. Make the Call – Key Messages
Start by providing your full name, address, phone number, and email address at which you can be contacted. This information is required so the Senate or House office can confirm you are one of their constituents. Below are some key messages you can deliver:
  
I am writing to urge you to support The Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act, S. 711 and H.R. 807. 
This bipartisan bill will celebrate the life-saving impact of service dogs for our nation’s heroes, and help provide vital funding to America's VetDogs, a respected national nonprofit that provides these extraordinary dogs free of charge to veterans, active-duty military, and first responders with physical and/or emotional disabilities, such as PTSD. 
Feel free to share a brief sentence or two about your connection to service dogs and America’s VetDogs. If you are a veteran or service member, please share the military branch in which you served if you are comfortable doing so.
Thank you for supporting the incredible working service dogs and dedicated people that have dedicated their lives to serving those who have given so much to our nation. 
  
 OTHER WAYS TO HELP:

-Sign the petition to encourage members of Congress to support S. 711 and H.R. 807: The Working Dog Commemorative Coin ActClick here

- Click on H.R. 807 and S. 711 to see if your members of the U.S. Congress have signed as a cosponsor in support of The Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act 
- If not call, email, or write your Congressional members and encourage them to sign in support of The Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act
- If yes call, email or write your Congressional members and thank them for supporting The Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act


- Follow @AmericasVetDogs on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram to stay up-to-date on the progression of the bill.


America's VetDogs graduates attend the 2022 Congressional Breakfast to share stories of how their service dogs have changed their lives. 

VETERANS & MILITARY-ALIGNED SUPPORTERS

The following veterans and military-aligned organizations and individuals have offered their support for passage of The Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act:
George & Barbara Bush Foundation
Women's Veterans Alliance
Women's Military Memorial
US Veterans Hall of Fame
Cost of Freedom Foundation
Military Times (Sightline Media)
Seattle Police Department
BAE Systems
Jim McGrath, Begala | McGrath
Lakeshore Foundation
National Service Animals Memorial
No Barriers
Long Island Association
Suffolk County (NY) Veterans Services Agency
Team Unbroken
Unbroken Spirit, Col. Peter Champagne, US Army (Ret.)
University of Denver's Institute for Human-Animal Connection
VisionServe Alliance

Updated April 2, 2024
Check out recent media coverage of the Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act:
2023:
Budd, Kelly, Tillis, Duckworth Introduce Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act
Sens. Kelly, Budd, Duckworth, and Tillis Introduce Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act
Congressman Patrick McHenry Introduces Bipartisan Legislation, H.R. 807.

2022 Congressional Breakfast:
-WBAL (NBC Baltimore, MD): A
merica's VetDogs Hosts Bipartisan Breakfast in Support of Service Dog Programs and H.R. 5232
 
Introduction of H.R. 5232:
 -WBAL (NBC Baltimore, MD): 
Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act would help fund effort to train service dogs
-WUSA (CBS Washington D.C.) :America's VetDogs' Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act Press Conference
-WBAL (NBC Baltimore, MD): America's VetDogs' Working Dog Commemorative Coin
-The Hill: Lawmakers introduce bill to create commemorative coins to honor working dogs
-Washington TimesCanine advocates push U.S. Mint for coin series honoring service dogs
-Coin World: Dogs could receive 2023 commemorative coin program