PEARL Act – CBP Support Canine Pilot Program
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-03-19 — Federal Working Animal Protection Act: cross-connection with federal-working-animal-protection-act: Both bills concern law enforcement working animals; PEARL establishes a CBP canine pilot while BOWOW creates immigration consequences for harming such animals. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-11-20 — PEARL Act: HR3965 (PEARL Act) introduced in the 119th Congress would direct CBP to establish a pilot program sourcing dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support canines for grief assistance, trauma mitigation, and officer morale, expanding the existing CBP Support Canine Program. (novelty: 2)