{"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":"2026-09-14","text":"Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569."},"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":"2026-09-14","text":"Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment. Without written report.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment. Without written report.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"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":"2026-09-18T08:06:54Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":380,"ts":"2026-10-13T15:55:40.020Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=PEARL%20Act"}]}}