S 4079

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.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]

Cosponsors

3

Policy area

Immigration

Introduced

2026-03-12

Latest action

2026-03-12: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committee referrals

• Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-03-12

Recent actions

• 2026-03-12: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• 2026-03-12: Introduced in Senate