S. 759, the Beagle Brigade Act of 2023, was unanimously passed by the Senate in late November.
The legislation provides statutory authorization and funding to the National Detector Dog Training Center in Newnan, GA, which trains dogs at airports and ports of entries to detect foreign animal diseases. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) co-sponsored the bill earlier last year.
“American agriculture relies on the National Detector Dog Training Center to prevent the introduction of foreign animal and plant diseases that would cripple our food supply,” said Lori Stevermer, National Pork Producers Council president, in support of the measure.
The bill now moves on for consideration in the House of Representatives.
