Bill119th Congress
S. 4079
PEARL Act
Introduced
Mar 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Immigration
Latest Action
Mar 12, 2026
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsor
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
Democrat·AZ
Bioguide ID: G000574
First Name: Ruben
Last Name: Gallego
By Request: N
3
Cosponsors
1
Committees
2
Actions
0
Amendments
1
Related Bills
0
Subjects
1
Summaries
4
Titles
1
Text Versions
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Apr 8, 2026
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Bill Type
- S
- Bill Number
- 4,079
- Congress
- 119
- Introduced Date
- Mar 12, 2026
- Policy Area
- Immigration
- Is Law
- No
Mar 12, 2026IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: Senate
Mar 12, 2026IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in Senate· Mar 12, 20260
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.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate· Standing
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2026