PETSAFE Act of 2023
Latest action · Aug 9, 2023 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.
- IntroducedAug 8, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Essential Temporary Shelter Assistance For Emergencies Act of 2023 or the PETSAFE Act of 2023
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a pilot program to provide grants for mobile pet shelters during emergencies and major disasters.
FEMA may provide funds to state, local, and tribal governments to establish a new pet shelter site that is a mobile unit, which may be a companion animal mobile equipment trailer, to be used in case of evacuation due to emergencies and major disasters.
FEMA's authority to approve projects under this bill shall cease on January 1, 2029.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 8, 2023 to Aug 13, 2024; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Aug 8, 2023 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Aug 8, 2023 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Aug 8, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Aug 8, 2023 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Aug 8, 2023 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Aug 8, 2023 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Aug 8, 2023 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Aug 8, 2023 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Aug 8, 2023 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Aug 25, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Oct 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Oct 26, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Nov 2, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 21, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Jun 14, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Aug 13, 2024 |
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 Aug 8, 2023 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Aug 9, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Aug 8, 2023Introduced in House
- Aug 8, 2023Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 134, August 8, 2023, page H4172.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a pilot grant program for mobile pet shelters during emergencies and major disasters.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PETSAFE Act of 2023
- Providing Essential Temporary Shelter Assistance For Emergencies Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 8, 2023Introduced 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.
