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S. 4079 Senate Immigration

PEARL Act

Calendars and Scheduling
Introduced
Mar 12, 2026
Sponsor
Sen. Gallego, Ruben (D-AZ)
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STAGE 3 OF 8 — CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING

Currently in the Senate. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 569 on Sep 14, 2026.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Mar 12, 2026
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Mar 12, 2026
  3. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Aug 6, 2026
  4. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment. Without written report. Sep 14, 2026
  5. Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569. Sep 14, 2026

Cosponsors

5

Subjects

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsBorder security and unlawful immigrationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement officersMental healthService animals

Committees

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
    • [Reported By, Sep 14, 2026]
    • [Markup By, Aug 6, 2026]
    • [Referred To, Mar 12, 2026]

Summary

Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act or the PEARL ActThis 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.

[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]

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