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119th Congress · S. 4079 · Introduced

PEARL Act

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

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · [D-AZ] · G000574
    Dem-AZ current · 6 terms · @RepRubenGallego · 2 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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Ruben Gallego
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Current term (6 total)

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2025-01-03
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2031-01-03
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Leadership roles (0)

none

Committee memberships (12)

  • Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (joint) · joint · rank 4 · site
  • Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Digital Assets (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Energy (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection (senate) · senate · rank 6
  • Housing, Transportation, and Community Development (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • National Parks (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 8 · site
  • Water and Power (senate) · senate · rank 5

Social media

District offices (2)

  • 3333 E. Camelback Rd, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ, 85018 · 480-697-3600 · 33.5096288,-112.0115488
  • 20 East Ochoa Street, Tucson, AZ, 85701 · 520-777-0400 · 32.2200952,-110.9730779

Other names (0)

none

Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026
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GALLEGO, RUBEN
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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00
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2025-02-12
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2025-02-12
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2024

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2024
total_receipts
$64,657,199.96
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$65,722,622.25
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$211,152.70
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$0.00
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2023-01-01
coverage_end_date
2024-12-31

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (5)

  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · [R-TX] · C001056 · Co-sponsored 2026-03-12 · original
    Rep-TX current · 5 terms · @JohnCornyn · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] · [D-AZ] · K000377 · Co-sponsored 2026-03-12 · original
    Dem-AZ current · 2 terms · @SenMarkKelly · 2 district offices
  • Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] · [R-PA] · M001243 · Co-sponsored 2026-03-12 · original
    Rep-PA current · 1 term · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · [D-DE] · C001088 · Co-sponsored 2026-07-13
    Dem-DE current · 3 terms · @ChrisCoons · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] · [R-UT] · C001114 · Co-sponsored 2026-07-13
    Rep-UT current · 5 terms · @RepJohnCurtis · 1 district office

Committees (1)

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-09-14T21:17:33ZReported By
    2026-08-06T13:51:12ZMarkup By
    2026-03-12T16:28:58ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (6)

  • 2026-09-14Calendarsvia Senate
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
  • 2026-09-14Committeevia Senate
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment. Without written report.
  • 2026-09-14Committee14000via Library of Congress
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment. Without written report.
  • 2026-08-06Committeevia Senate
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
  • 2026-03-12IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2026-03-12IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Short Title(s) as Reported to SenateRSS2026-09-17T04:23:21Z
    PEARL Act
  • Short Title(s) as Reported to SenateRSS2026-09-17T04:23:21Z
    Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act
  • Display Title2026-09-15T11:03:29Z
    PEARL Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-03-25T03:53:19Z
    PEARL Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-03-25T03:53:19Z
    Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-03-25T03:48:23Z
    A bill to establish in U.S. Customs and Border Protection a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support dogs, and for other purposes.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Policy area

Immigration

Summaries

00 · 2026-03-12 · Introduced in Senate

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.

Related bills

  • HR 9327 (119) PEARL Act
    Latest: 2026-09-16 — Received in the Senate.
    Relationship: Related bill (via House), Identical bill (via CRS)
  • HR 3965 (119) PEARL Act
    Latest: 2025-11-20 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
    Relationship: Related bill (via House), Identical bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

none

Laws

none

Committee reports

none

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null

CBO cost estimates

Latest action

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
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