Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act
Latest action · May 10, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2019 to Sep 4, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | May 10, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Sep 4, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 9, 2019 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred May 10, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 10, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
- May 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3680.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3010 | Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act | Reintroduced Bill | May 10, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as seeing-eye dogs in the event of a federally declared disaster, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
