S. 4079 Congress 119 session
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.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
In committee — last recorded action August 6, 2026
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Passage likelihood
13% Lower than most bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 4% of introduced federal bills are enacted.
- Current stage Referred to committee.
- Cosponsors 5 cosponsors.
- Bipartisan cosponsorship Cosponsors come from 2 parties.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate