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The bill offers potential wellbeing and community benefits by placing shelter dogs with CBP through a time-limited pilot, but it requires meaningful upfront and ongoing costs and carries risks from a rapid rollout and possible disruption when the pilot ends.
CBP personnel will gain access to trained support dogs that can improve officer wellbeing and provide operational support during duties.
DHS and taxpayers will benefit from a limited three-year pilot that allows evaluation of effectiveness, costs, and implementation practices before any broader rollout.
Local animal shelters and communities may see increased demand for dog adoptions and reduced shelter populations through rehoming of shelter dogs.
CBP and DHS will incur upfront and ongoing costs for adoption, veterinary care, training, and program management that will be borne by taxpayers and agency budgets.
CBP operations and staff may be strained by the rapid 60-day setup requirement, increasing risk of rushed procurement, inadequate training, or weak oversight.
CBP personnel and program beneficiaries could face service disruption if the pilot ends after three years without clear transition or sustainability plans.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires CBP to run a pilot to adopt shelter dogs and train them as support dogs, starting within 60 days and ending three years after start.
Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to run a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters and train them as support dogs for CBP staff. The pilot must be set up within 60 days of the law taking effect and will end three years after it begins.
Introduced June 12, 2025 by Tony Gonzales · Last progress November 20, 2025