Senate
Mar 12, 2026

PEARL Act

Summary

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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.

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Introduced(3/12/26)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
Law

Sponsor

RG

Mr. Gallego

Senate (D) Arizona

Cosponsors (3)

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Latest Action

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

Mar 12, 2026

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