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Committee backs pilot letting some CBP handlers keep working dogs at home
Summary
HR 4057 would create a voluntary pilot across at least 10 ports of entry to test home kenneling (allowing handlers to keep working dogs at home) for CBP Office of Field Operations canines; the committee reported the bill favorably by voice vote.
The House Committee on Homeland Security advanced HR 4057, the CBP K‑9 Home Kenneling Pilot Act, which would require CBP’s Office of Field Operations to establish a voluntary pilot to assess whether allowing handlers to keep working dogs at home (home kenneling) benefits canine welfare and operational performance.
Representative Correa, sponsor of the measure, said CBP’s Office of Field Operations is the only DHS law-enforcement component that…
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