HOUSE 2623116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act
- Last Action
- 5/10/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2019-05-09Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2019-05-09Introduced in House
- 2019-05-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-09 (00)
Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act
This bill requires search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as service animals in the event of a federally declared major disaster or emergency.
Cosponsors (20)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Mark Meadows (R-NC)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Michael Waltz (R-FL)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL)
- Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Disaster relief and insurance
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Mammals
- Service animals
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