HR 3965
Passed a chamber
Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to start a three-year pilot program that adopts shelter dogs and trains them as support dogs for its Support Canine Program.
Official title: PEARL Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
12-JUN-2025
Referred
12-JUN-2025
Approved by committee
25-JUN-2025
Reported
30-SEP-2025
On the calendar
30-SEP-2025
Passed
19-NOV-2025
Senate
Received
20-NOV-2025
- Requires the Department of Homeland Security, acting through CBP, to establish the pilot program within 60 days after enactment
- Directs CBP to adopt dogs from local animal shelters and train them as support dogs for CBP's Support Canine Program
- Ends the pilot program three years after it is established
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (12-JUN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 19-NOV-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Homeland Security Committee (House)
- Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)
Immigration
■ 6 R■ 6 D
6 Democrats
6 Republicans