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CBP Canine Home Kenneling Pilot Act
H. R. 4057 To establish a pilot program on home kenneling of canines for U.S. Customs and Border Protections Office of Field Operations, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish a pilot program allowing canine handlers to house and care for their working dogs at their homes instead of in centralized kennels. The pilot program would include at least ten ports of entry with participation from seaports, airports, and land ports in both urban and rural areas, with handler participation on a voluntary basis. The Executive Assistant Commissioner would provide training to handlers on canine daily care and disseminate best practices for integrating working dogs into their residences. The pilot program would run for at least two years but no more than three years. CBP would submit a report to Congress comparing home kenneling with centralized kenneling practices, including analysis of costs, job performance, and canine health and wellbeing, and make recommendations on whether to continue the practice.
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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX)
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to J. Luis Correa’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $39,100
- LIBERTY DENTAL PLAN $9,900
- SANDERSON J RAY DEVELOPMENT $9,100
- KKR $8,100
- MANZANITA CAPITAL $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for J. Luis Correa → · Outside spending →
Actions (8)
- Sep 26, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266. · house
- Sep 26, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-312. · house
- Jun 25, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. · house
- Jun 25, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jun 25, 2025 Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged · house
- Jun 20, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. · house
- Jun 20, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. · house
- Jun 20, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 20, 2025
Mr. Correa (for himself, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mrs. McIver, and Mr. Luttrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
September 26, 2025
Additional sponsors: Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Pou, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa
September 26, 2025
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To establish a pilot program on home kenneling of canines for U.S. Customs and Border Protections Office of Field Operations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “CBP Canine Home Kenneling Pilot Act”.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON CANINE HOME KENNELING PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Executive Assistant Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) shall establish a canine home kenneling pilot program (in this section referred to as the “pilot program”) to assess whether canine home kenneling would benefit the OFO, including both canine handlers and canines.
(b) Guidance.—
(1) In general.—Prior to establishing the pilot program, the Executive Assistant Commissioner shall distribute written guidance for Field Offices of OFO to use while implementing the pilot program.
(2) Consultation.—In developing the guidance referred to in paragraph (1), the Executive Assistant Commissioner shall consult with the following entities:
(A) Components of the Department of Homeland Security that utilize home kenneling.
(B) The Office of Health Security of the Department of Homeland Security.
(C) Representatives of the National Treasury Employees Union.
(c) Training.—Prior to establishing the pilot program, the Executive Assistant Commissioner shall carry out the following:
(1) Establish training for canine handlers participating in the pilot program to take full responsibility of a canine’s daily care, including feeding, exercise, and medical needs.
(2) Disseminate best practices for the integration of a working canine into the canine handler’s residence.
(d) Requirements.—In carrying out the pilot program, the Executive Assistant Commissioner shall carry out the following:
(1) Ensure that not fewer than ten ports of entry participate in the pilot program.
(2) Ensure that canines assigned to seaports, airports, and land ports of entry in both urban and rural locations participate in the pilot program.
(3) Provide for the participation of canine handlers on a voluntary basis.
(4) Continue the pilot program for a period of not less than two years.
(5) Terminate the pilot program not more than three years after the establishment of the pilot program.
(e) Briefing and Report to Congress.—
(1) Briefing.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Executive Assistant Commissioner shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing describing the guidance, training, and requirements for the pilot program.
(2) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the termination of the pilot program, the Executive Assistant Commissioner shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following:
(A) Information relating to the number and location of participating canine teams.
(B) Findings of the pilot program, including a cost-benefit, job performance, health, and wellbeing analysis comparing use of home kenneling with centralized kenneling practices.
(C) Recommendations regarding the continued use of home kenneling for CBP Office of Field Operations.
(f) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security in the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in the Senate.
(2) Home kenneling.—The term “home kenneling” means the practice whereby canines used for Federal law enforcement purposes are housed and cared for at the residences of their assigned handlers instead of a centralized facility owned or contracted by a Federal agency. Union Calendar No. 266
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4057
[Report No. 119-312]
A BILL
To establish a pilot program on home kenneling of canines for U.S. Customs and Border Protections Office of Field Operations, and for other purposes.
September 26, 2025
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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