The U.S. Senate passed a bill that will allow emotional assistance animals in courtrooms nationwide.
Friday afternoon, the U.S. Senate passed Texas Senator John Cornyn's Courthouse Dogs Act, allowing comfort dogs into the courtroom to help upset witnesses testify.
"Testifying in court can be a stressful experience for many, and especially children who may be asked to recall traumatic memories," said Cornyn during a press conference."By allowing trained dogs to sit with witnesses, we can ease stress, help witnesses feel safe to share their stories, and ultimately promote justice."
The U.S. Senate has passed a law that will ease the way for judges to allow support animals into federal courtrooms to assist witnesses.A support animal is a certified, trained animal who is allowed within a courtroom to give comfort to a witness testifying in a case.
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