House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PETSAFE Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support emergency preparedness and response efforts for companion animals.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Mast R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7438.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MAST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 27, February 9, 2026, Page H2096):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7438, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7438
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
21 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 17 Democrats
17 of 21 cosponsors (81%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Troy Carter (D-LA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Dave Min (D-CA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Mast.
- H.R. 3497 (119th) Medal of Sacrifice Act
- H.R. 2334 (119th) Servicemember Residence Protection Act
- H.Res. 1099 (119th) Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.
- H.Con.Res. 74 (119th) Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
- H.R. 6875 (119th) AI OVERWATCH Act
- H.R. 8661 (119th) Foreign Military Financing Loan Authorization Act of 2026
Related bills
- S. 4558 (119th) PETSAFE ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.