3.0.0 3965 2026-04-01T16:57:20Z 2026-04-01T16:57:20Z House H HR 2025-06-12 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3965 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 101 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas:H.R. 3965.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2822]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-11-20T18:33:09Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2025-06-12T16:55:25Z Reported By 2025-09-30T16:15:49Z Markup By 2025-06-25T16:58:24Z Discharged from 2025-06-25T16:55:47Z Referred To 2025-06-12T14:09:10Z H. Rept. 119-314 PEARL Act 119 4079 S 2026-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2025-11-20 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-11-19 12:41:55 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-11-19 12:41:53 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4786) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-11-19 12:41:53 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4786) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-11-19 12:35:40 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3965. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-11-19 12:35:38 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4786) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-11-19 12:35:22 Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-09-30 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 268. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00268 2025-09-30 Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-314. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2025-09-30 Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-314. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2025-06-25 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2025-06-25 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-06-25 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged Committee 2025-06-12 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. Committee 2025-06-12 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2025-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000594 Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] Tony Gonzales R TX 23 N C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2025-06-12 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2025-06-12 True T000488 Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] Shri Thanedar D MI 13 2025-06-12 True M000317 Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] Nicole Malliotakis R NY 11 2025-06-12 True M001223 Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] Seth Magaziner D RI 2 2025-06-12 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2025-06-12 True M001217 Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] Jared Moskowitz D FL 23 2025-06-12 True S001212 Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] Pete Stauber R MN 8 2025-06-12 True D000230 Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] Donald Davis D NC G. 1 2025-06-12 True D000594 Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] Monica De La Cruz R TX 15 2025-06-12 True K000402 Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] Timothy Kennedy D NY M. 26 2025-06-12 True L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2025-06-17 False 2025-09-29T15:58:00Z H.R. 3965, PEARL Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61779 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 25, 2025 Immigration Animal protection and human-animal relationships 2025-08-27T17:01:11Z Border security and unlawful immigration 2025-08-27T17:01:22Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2025-08-27T17:01:42Z Law enforcement officers 2025-08-27T17:01:33Z Mental health 2025-08-27T17:01:11Z Service animals 2025-08-27T17:01:11Z Immigration 2025-07-23T13:36:28Z 00 2025-06-12 Introduced in House 2025-11-13T21:23:36Z 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.

]]> PEARL Act Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act 2025-11-22T04:38:21Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 PEARL Act 2025-11-22T04:38:21Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 PEARL Act 2025-11-21T06:53:19Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 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. 2025-11-21T06:53:19Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act 2025-11-21T06:53:19Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 PEARL Act 2025-10-01T04:53:14Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act 2025-10-01T04:53:14Z H House Reported in House RH Display Title 45 PEARL Act 2025-06-21T04:23:17Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 PEARL Act 2025-06-21T04:23:16Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act 2025-06-21T04:23:16Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 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. 2025-06-21T04:18:41Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3965rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr3965rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3965eh/xml/BILLS-119hr3965eh.xml Reported in House 2025-09-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3965rh/xml/BILLS-119hr3965rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3965ih/xml/BILLS-119hr3965ih.xml 2025-11-20 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.