The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2025
HR 3965 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Tony Gonzales (R)

PEARL Act

Requires to adopt shelter dogs as support animals for border patrol staff.

Tradeoff

Establishes a three-year pilot program for the federal agency that staffs border crossings to train adopted shelter dogs for trauma and grief support. No funding level specified in the bill.

What's in it

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Costs $4 million over 2025-2030 for a three-year pilot program.

This $4 million funds a pilot program where adopts shelter dogs and employs handlers to provide emotional support visits for agency employees, with costs split between handler salaries ($3 million) and dog procurement, training, and travel ($1 million).

H.R. 3965, PEARL Act · Sep 2025

Passed the House by on November 19, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jun 12, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Homeland Security(Jun 12, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Homeland Security voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Jun 25, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-314.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 19, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Nov 20, 2025)