H.R. 3965 · 119th Congress — PEARL Act
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…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 3965
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- 2025-06-12
- Latest action date
- 2025-11-20
Record overview
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.
The recorded stage is committee referral: the named committee or committees consider the parts within their jurisdiction. Referral alone does not mean the measure has passed Congress or become law.
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Republican
Record provenance
Stored record updated: 2026-09-16. This is separate from the action date and does not establish enactment.