PEARL Act

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.

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Timeline

1. 12 March 2026

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 March 2026

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 August 2026

   Reported

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

   Source: Committee

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Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in Senate

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 March 2026

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 March 2026

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Sponsors

• Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

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