Congress·In Committee·S. 4558

PETSAFE Act

Disaster Preparedness: Support for Pets and Animal Shelters

May 18·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A senate committee

The PETSAFE Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently sent to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time.

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Could go either way

This bill has support from both parties, which makes it more likely to move forward. It deals with a popular topic that usually does not cause much political fighting.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 5175 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 5175 (118th) →

Key Points

The PETSAFE Act would help state and local governments better prepare for pets during natural disasters like hurricanes or wildfires. It allows federal grants to cover 90 percent of the cost for pet-related emergency supplies, which is a significant increase from the current 50 percent limit.
Local governments could use this money to buy essential items like collapsible crates, mobile animal trailers, pet food, and veterinary medical supplies. It also covers the cost of emergency generators and training for animal rescue teams to help pets during a crisis.
The bill requires state and local emergency plans to specifically address the needs of animal shelters. This ensures that shelters housing homeless or lost pets are not left behind when a major disaster strikes and that they have the resources they need to keep animals safe.
By making it cheaper for cities and states to build pet-friendly infrastructure, the policy aims to prevent people from staying in dangerous areas because they refuse to leave their pets behind. This could help speed up evacuations and save both human and animal lives during emergencies.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

May 18, 2026Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

May 18, 2026

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

PETSAFE Act

Bill NumberS 4558

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Data Sources

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