PETSAFE Act

This bill would change a federal emergency management grant program so that state, local, and tribal governments may use grant money for emergency preparedness activities that support companion animals. Allowed uses would include crates, mobile equipment trailers, pet supplies, veterinary supplies, sheltering equipment, generators, disaster response software, training, animal response teams, and field rescue equipment. For these pet and animal activities, the federal government's share of costs would rise from 50 percent to 90 percent. The bill would also require emergency preparedness plan standards to account for the needs of animal shelters that care for homeless, lost, or unwanted companion animals before, during, and after a major disaster or emergency.

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Sponsors

• Adam B. Schiff Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors