S 4079 119th Congress

PEARL Act

Latest Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.

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Sponsors

Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]

Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]

D — AZ

Summary

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.

Actions

2026-09-14T00:00:00

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.

2026-09-14T00:00:00

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment. Without written report.

2026-09-14T00:00:00

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment. Without written report.

2026-08-06T00:00:00

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

2026-03-12T00:00:00

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

2026-03-12T00:00:00

Introduced in Senate

Policy Areas

Immigration

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