PETSAFE Act of 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends section 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act. It keeps the general 50 percent federal cost share but adds a 90 percent share for new companion-animal preparedness activities. State, local, and Tribal governments may use grants for collapsible crates, companion animal mobile equipment trailers, pet supplies, veterinary medical and animal health supplies, emergency sheltering equipment and supplies, emergency generators, disaster response software, emergency management and response training, animal response team development, and field rescue equipment and supplies.
Who Benefits and How
State emergency management agencies, local governments, Tribal governments, pet owners, veterinary response teams, and companion-animal shelters benefit from higher federal support and broader eligible uses for pet evacuation, sheltering, medical, rescue, and response capacity.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FEMA and grant recipients must administer a new eligible-use category and track the 90 percent cost share for companion-animal preparedness. State, local, and Tribal grantees still provide the remaining nonfederal share and must procure, train, and manage equipment and supplies.
Key Provisions
- Adds companion-animal emergency preparedness activities as eligible uses under section 662 grants.
- Raises the federal cost share for those pet and animal preparedness activities to 90 percent.
- Authorizes grant purchases for crates, mobile trailers, pet supplies, veterinary supplies, sheltering equipment, generators, disaster software, response training, animal response teams, and field rescue equipment.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands FEMA emergency preparedness grants so state, local, and Tribal governments can use them for companion-animal preparedness and raises the federal cost share for those activities to 90 percent.
Key Policy Areas
Emergency Management, Animal Welfare, State & Local Government
Primary Purpose
Expands FEMA emergency preparedness grants so state, local, and Tribal governments can use them for companion-animal preparedness and raises the federal cost share for those activities to 90 percent.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Pet owners
- State emergency management agencies
- Local governments
- Tribal governments
- Veterinary response teams
Identified Costs
- FEMA
- State emergency management agencies
- Local governments
- Tribal governments
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and …
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Mr. Mast (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Titus, Ms. Chu, …
Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "fema"
- → Federal Emergency Management Agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Emergency preparedness activities that support pets and companion animals during disasters.
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