House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
PEARL Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. David Joyce R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 18, 2026
- Committee actionJun 24, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9327.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 9327, PEARL Act” on July 14, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 24, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62459
- CBO publication date
- July 14, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9327, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9327
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-812 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on September 10, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/812
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9327, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9327
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 103, June 18, 2026, Page H4126):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 18, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9327, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9327
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
J. Correa (D-CA), Donald Davis (D-NC), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Shri Thanedar (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Joyce.
- H.R. 2853 (119th) Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- H.R. 1005 (119th) Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
- H.R. 5166 (119th) Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.R. 8495 (119th) Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027
- H.R. 1477 (119th) Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025
- H.R. 284 (119th) GLRI Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 3965 (119th) PEARL ActRelated bill
- S. 4079 (119th) PEARL ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.