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H.R. 3965

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 3965, the PEARL Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 12, 2025 by Rep. Ernest Gonzales (R) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 3965 has 12 co-sponsors.

hb3965/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 3965 EH: Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 3965
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To establish in U.S. Customs and Border Protection a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support dogs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act   or the   PEARL Act  .
2.
CBP support dog pilot program
(a)
In general
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), shall establish in CBP a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support dogs for CBP’s Support Canine Program.
(b)
Duration
The pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate three years after the date of its establishment.
     Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-12
  2. Passed House2025-11-19
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jun 12, 2025

hb3965/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (06/12/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Ernest Gonzales (R) sponsors H.R. 3965, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 11 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3965 went before 3 committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Homeland Security and Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Nov 20, 2025 · 444 Bills
Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Reported By · Sep 30, 2025 · 6 Bills
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred to · Jun 12, 2025 · 73 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3965, the latest H. Rept. 119-314.

Actions

H.R. 3965 has taken 15 actions since Jun 12, 2025, the latest on Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Nov 19, 202512:35
House
Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 19, 202512:35
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4786)
Nov 19, 202512:35
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3965.
Nov 19, 202512:41
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4786)

Votes

H.R. 3965 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 3965.

Titles

H.R. 3965 goes by 11 titles, 8 of them short titles.

  • Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • PEARL Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • To establish in U.S. Customs and Border Protection a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support dogs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • PEARL Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To establish in U.S. Customs and Border Protection a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support dogs, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • PEARL Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • PEARL Act — Display Title
  • Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • PEARL Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 3965, the latest on Sep 29, 2025.

  • H.R. 3965, PEARL Act — 2025-09-29As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 25, 2025

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3965 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Homeland Security, Housing, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia15—
CLARK COUNTY NV (OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER)Early disease detection/proper medication dosageWashington13$120K
K9S FOR WARRIORS, INC.501(c)(3)Veteran Service Organization.Florida12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION15—
MARCUS G. FAUST, PC13$120K
K9S FOR WARRIORS, INC.12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE115
KATHERINE SYBENGA115
MARAM ABDELHAMID115
MATTHEW SOCKNAT115
MATTHEW SOWARDS115
KURT VORNDRAN114
REGINA HUTTER114
CAMILLE BIANCHINI113
KATHERINE BENNETT113
MARCUS FAUST113
OLIVIA SANFORD113
WILLIAM MCCABE112
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
CLARK COUNTY NV (OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER)MARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
CLARK COUNTY NV (OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER)MARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
CLARK COUNTY NV (OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER)MARCUS G. FAUST, PC2025 fourth_quarter$40K4th Quarter - Report
K9S FOR WARRIORS, INC.K9S FOR WARRIORS, INC.2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Termina…
K9S FOR WARRIORS, INC.K9S FOR WARRIORS, INC.2025 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3965 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3965’s is Immigration.

hr3965/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3965 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Animal protection and human-animal relationships to Service animals.

hr3965/subjects.txt
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsBorder security and unlawful immigrationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement officersMental healthService animals

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3965, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 101 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas:H.R. 3965.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2822]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com