S 4079 · in committee · niche
PEARL Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- Creates a pilot program for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to adopt shelter dogs for training as support animals.
- Affects CBP employees by providing dogs trained to help with grief, trauma, and morale support.
- Program uses existing shelter dogs and CBP resources with no new funding mechanism specified in the summary.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would CBP determine which shelter dogs are suitable for trauma support training, and what happens to dogs that don't complete the program?
- 02
What are the estimated costs of training and caring for these support dogs, and how would CBP fund this pilot without new budget authority?
- 03
What evidence suggests that trained shelter dogs would effectively reduce grief and trauma among CBP employees compared to other support options?
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Sponsor · D-AZ
Ruben Gallego
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In Congress
3/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-03-12
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Legislative timeline
2026-03-12 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2026-03-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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