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Bill · 119th Congress

H.R. 9327

Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act

PEARL Act

Passed HouseIntroduced Jun 18, 2026Topic: Immigration →
  1. 01 Introduced
  2. 02 Committee
  3. 03 Passed House
  4. 04 Passed Senate
  5. 05 To President
  6. 06 Law

Latest action · Sep 16, 2026
Received in the Senate.

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What this bill does

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.

Congressional Research Service · Introduced in House · Jun 18, 2026

How Congress voted

No recorded votes yet. Many bills pass by voice vote or unanimous consent, where no one's individual vote is written down.

Timeline

  1. Sep 16, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  2. Sep 16, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5895)
  3. Sep 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  4. Sep 16, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9327.
  5. Sep 16, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5895-5896)
  6. Sep 16, 2026Mr. Van Epps moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Sep 16, 2026Received in the Senate.
  8. Sep 10, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 711.
  9. Sep 10, 2026Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-812.
  10. Jun 24, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0.
  11. Jun 24, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Jun 18, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  13. Jun 18, 2026Introduced in House

Cosponsors

7 members

Details

Related bills

H.R. 3965On Congress.gov ↗Identical textS. 4079PEARL ActIdentical text

Cost estimates · Congressional Budget Office

Subject tags · 6

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsBorder security and unlawful immigrationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement officersMental healthService animals