[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8179 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8179

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
  authorize the use of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
    Assistance Grant Program for police dog programs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2026

 Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Ezell, and 
Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
  authorize the use of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
    Assistance Grant Program for police dog programs, 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 ``Federal Enhancement for Tactical 
Canine Help Act of 2026'' or the ``FETCH Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. USE OF BYRNE GRANTS FOR K9 UNITS.

    Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(J) Police dog programs, including the following:
                            ``(i) Acquiring police dogs.
                            ``(ii) Training directly related to law 
                        enforcement duties involving police dogs, 
                        including on-duty general obedience training, 
                        and conditioning for the detection of 
                        narcotics, contraband, and explosives.
                            ``(iii) Medications and dietary supplements 
                        for the wellness or service readiness of police 
                        dogs.
                            ``(iv) Veterinary care for police dogs, 
                        including emergency services.
                            ``(v) Insurance for veterinary, injury, 
                        death, replacement costs, or liability coverage 
                        related to police dogs.
                            ``(vi) Dog food, including accommodations 
                        for special diets directly related to the 
                        service readiness or overall health of police 
                        dogs.
                            ``(vii) Costs for equipment and supplies, 
                        including protective vests, identification 
                        collars, and first aid kits for police dogs.
                            ``(viii) Costs related to housing needs for 
                        police dogs, including the creation or 
                        maintenance of kennels inside of a physical 
                        police department facility, or home-care 
                        stipends for law enforcement officers who care 
                        for police dogs at their home.
                            ``(ix) Other costs related to routine care 
                        for police dogs.
                            ``(x) Costs associated with police dogs 
                        after the dogs retire from service, including 
                        coverage for service-related injuries and 
                        chronic conditions, final veterinary care, 
                        formal adoption by the handling officer after 
                        the dog concludes its service, and the 
                        retrieval and delivery of administrative 
                        documents and certificates.''.
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