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S 4079 119th Congress Senate Immigration

PEARL Act

Introduced: March 12, 2026 Introduced by: Gallego, Ruben Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Mar 12, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now March 12, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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