Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-2623
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-09
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Disaster relief and insurance

First responders and emergency personnel

Mammals

Service animals
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2623 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2019 Mr. Taylor (for himself, Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Norcross , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Panetta , and Mr. Waltz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act . 2. Search and rescue dogs In the case of any major disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), and with respect to any area within a declaration under such Act or while in transit to any such area, any search and rescue dog certified pursuant to regulations and requirements issued by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall be treated in the same manner as a service animal is treated pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 28 CFR 35.136 and 36.302.