H.R. 3965

PEARL Act

Sponsor: Tony Gonzales · 12 cosponsors

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

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.

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Sec. 1. Short title Since introduced

This Act may be cited as the Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act or the PEARL Act.