Require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish a three-year pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters and train them as support dogs for CBP's Support Canine Program.

David P. Joyce · Ohio · Republican

policy impact 0.55 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 89%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Require CBP to establish a pilot program to adopt shelter dogs and train them as support dogs for CBP's Support Canine Program.. Promised outcome: CBP personnel receive expanded canine mental health support while shelter dogs are adopted and trained for service.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Rep. David Joyce's congressional office after House passage of his PEARL Act during his term representing Ohio's 14th District.

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This bipartisan bill would require 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.

Joyce's PEARL Act would require CBP to create a pilot program using shelter dogs trained as support dogs for CBP personnel.

Joyce Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act Passes House
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Evidence

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Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 2026.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official engrossed House text for Joyce's PEARL Act contains the CBP shelter-dog pilot language and shows House passage, but not enactment. Inference: this is concrete legislative effort, not delivery yet.

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H.R. 9327 Engrossed in House (EH) - Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act
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I urge the Senate to pass it swiftly.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Joyce's official release says the House passed his bill and explicitly calls for Senate action, supporting that the promise remains unresolved absent Senate passage and enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Joyce Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act Passes House
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Public state: pending As of 2026-09-27 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment was to require CBP to establish the shelter-dog pilot program, which requires enactment or implementation. Verified evidence shows the PEARL Act passed the House on September 16, 2026, and Joyce urged Senate passage, but there is no verified evidence of Senate passage, enactment, or CBP implementation as of September 27, 2026. House passage is documented effort attributable to Joyce, but it does not fulfill the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%