PEARL Act
The summary
What this bill does
Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act or the PEARL Act
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support dogs for CBP’s Support Canine Program. Support dogs are used for grief assistance, trauma mitigation, and morale.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 23 · R-TX
12 cosponsors
Member of Congress · D-CA
U.S. Representative - TX District 10 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - MI District 13 · D-MI
U.S. Representative - NY District 11 · R-NY
U.S. Representative - RI District 2 · D-RI
U.S. Representative - PA District 1 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - FL District 23 · D-FL
U.S. Representative - MN District 8 · R-MN
U.S. Representative - NC District 1 · D-NC
U.S. Representative - TX District 15 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - NY District 26 · D-NY
U.S. Representative - NY District 17 · R-NY
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 3965 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| Policy Area | Immigration |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | June 12, 2025 |
| Latest Action | November 20, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 12 · House vote — · 1 views |