Non-citizens who harm police dogs can be deported.

What it does

The bill makes it a reason to deport non-citizens who harm police dogs or horses. It applies if a non-citizen is found guilty of the harm. It also applies if a non-citizen admits to the harm.

Who it affects

Non-citizens who harm police dogs, horses, or other police work animals face deportation. Police groups benefit from stronger protection for their work animals.

One thing to notice

The bill treats harming a police dog as a reason for deportation with no exceptions. It does not tell the difference between small harm and serious cruelty.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

19 cosponsors: 19 Republicans.

• Jul 23, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
• Nov 18, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Nov 20, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12”
• Mar 19, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 190 (Roll no. 96).”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

3 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 3 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $790,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 24 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 61% of bills with any report.

Ken Calvert, who sponsored the bill, received $1,355,350 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. — $480,000 in 1 report
• Service Employees International Union Ctw-clc — $300,000 in 1 report
• National Immigration Law Center (nilc) — $10,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• non-citizen — a person who is not a citizen of the United States.
• police work animals — dogs, horses, or other animals used by police or federal agents.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.