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HR 3965 · in committee · niche

PEARL Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to create a pilot program that adopts shelter dogs trained as support animals.
  • CBP officers and staff affected by grief, trauma, or low morale will have access to these support dogs.
  • The program sources dogs from local animal shelters at no specified cost and operates as a pilot initiative.

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    How should CBP determine which officers and staff qualify for access to shelter dogs under this pilot program?

  2. 02

    What metrics would measure whether the pilot program successfully improves officer mental health and workplace morale?

  3. 03

    Where would funding for training, care, and placement of shelter dogs come from if the program expands beyond pilot status?

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Sponsor · R-TX-23

Tony Gonzales

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Introduced 2025-11-20

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-11-20 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4786)

  4. 2025-11-19 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4786)

  5. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3965.

  6. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4786)

  7. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-09-30 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 268.

  9. 2025-09-30 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-314.

  10. 2025-09-30 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-314.

  11. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  12. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged

  14. 2025-06-12 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

  15. 2025-06-12 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

  16. 2025-06-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  17. 2025-06-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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