Customs and Border Protection would launch a three-year pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters and train them as emotional support animals for CBP's Support Canine Program. The idea is to give shelter dogs a second chance while also providing stress relief and morale support to CBP personnel, who work in high-pressure environments. The bill requires the program to be up and running within 60 days of enactment.
Congressional 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.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-03-12
- Date Added
- 2026-04-09