YourVoice.Now Summary
Pilots letting Customs and Border Protection dog handlers kennel their working canines at home instead of in central facilities.
The details
Customs and Border Protection dog handlers could take their working canines home instead of keeping them in centralized kennels under a two- to three-year pilot program created by this bill. CBP would need to develop training for handlers on caring for a dog at home — including feeding, exercise, and medical needs — and consult with the National Treasury Employees Union before starting the pilot. At least ten ports of entry, covering both urban and rural airports, seaports, and land crossings, would need to participate, with handler participation voluntary. After the pilot ends, CBP must report to Congress on its costs, benefits, and effects on canine and handler well-being, along with a recommendation on whether to continue home kenneling permanently.
Congressional Summary
CBP Canine Home Kenneling Pilot ActThis bill requires the Office of Field Operations within U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish a canine home kenneling pilot program. In home kenneling programs, canines used for law enforcement purposes are housed and cared for at the residences of their assigned handlers.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-06-20
- Date Added
- 2026-07-19
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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