[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3010 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3010
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2021
Mr. Taylor (for himself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Waltz, Mr.
Delgado, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Pence, and Mr. McCaul) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Search and Rescue Dog Protection
Act''.
SEC. 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.
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