# National Service Animals Memorial Act

This bill creates a national memorial to honor service animals—dogs, horses, and other animals that have worked alongside military personnel, law enforcement officers, and first responders. The memorial would recognize these animals' contributions to keeping people safe and serving their country, similar to how we have memorials for human service members and veterans.

The bill doesn't require any immediate action from everyday citizens or create new laws that would change how people live their lives. Instead, it's a symbolic gesture that establishes a permanent place where people can go to remember and pay tribute to working animals. This could be a physical monument, a designated space, or another form of memorial that Congress decides on. The bill essentially says the government should create this tribute to acknowledge that service animals are important contributors to national security and public safety.

The main people affected would be veterans, military families, law enforcement officers, and animal lovers who want a place to honor these animals' service and sacrifice. There's no cost impact on regular taxpayers beyond whatever Congress appropriates to build and maintain the memorial itself. This is purely a cultural and commemorative measure—it doesn't change any existing programs, benefits, or regulations. It's simply Congress saying that service animals deserve to be remembered and honored for their work protecting Americans.

National Service Animals Memorial Act

Blumenthal, Richard

National Service Animals Memorial Act This bill authorizes the National Service Animals Monument Corporation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the heroic deeds and sacrifices of service animals and handlers of service animals in the United States. The corporation shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and the payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work. The establishment of the commemorative work shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. Federal funds may not be used to pay any expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work.