{"bill":{"id":"119-s-4079","congress":119,"type":"S","number":4079,"title":"PEARL Act","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2026-03-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"G000574","fullName":"Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]","party":"D","state":"AZ","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":5,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-08-06","text":"Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably."},"policyArea":"Immigration","subjects":["Animal protection and human-animal relationships","Border security and unlawful immigration","Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management","Law enforcement officers","Mental health","Service animals"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-08-06","text":"Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-12","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-12","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act or the PEARL Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish&nbsp;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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-08-26T14:35:41Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":324,"ts":"2026-08-28T08:37:55.185Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=PEARL%20Act"}]}}