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U.GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-611
PLANNING FOR ANIMAL WELLNESS ACT
DECEMBER 8, 2022.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. DEFAZIO, from the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 7789]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 7789) to require the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a working
group relating to best practices and Federal guidance for animals
in emergencies and disasters, and for other purposes, having con-
sidered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment
and recommends that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose of Legislation ........................................................................................... 1
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2
Hearings ................................................................................................................... 2
Legislative History and Consideration ................................................................. 3
Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 3
Com m ittee Oversight Findings .............................................................................. 3
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ..................................................... 3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ......................................................... 4
Performance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 4
Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 4
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 4
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 4
Preemption Clarification ........................................................................................ 4
Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent ............................................................................. 4
Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 5
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 5
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 5
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
The purpose of H.R. 7789 is to direct the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a working group relating
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