SHIELD Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanctioning Harmful Illicit Exploitation of Labor and Dependents Act or SHIELD Act, adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— forced labor and illegal exploitation of child labor in some of the most dangerous work in the world is a grievous human, and creates loosens a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3. It relies on trade restrictions, reporting requirements, appropriations, and grants. The main policy areas are Defense, Environment, and Labor.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanctioning Harmful Illicit Exploitation of Labor and Dependents Act or SHIELD Act.
- Adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— forced labor and illegal exploitation of child labor in some of the most dangerous work in the world is a grievous human...
- Creates loosens a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanctioning Harmful Illicit Exploitation of Labor and Dependents Act or SHIELD Act, adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— forced labor and illegal exploitation of child labor in some of the most dangerous work in the world is a grievous human, and creates loosens a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Environment, Labor
Primary Purpose
The bill adds or tightens a trade restriction provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanctioning Harmful Illicit Exploitation of Labor and Dependents Act or SHIELD Act, adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— forced labor and illegal exploitation of child labor in some of the most dangerous work in the world is a grievous human, and creates loosens a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3.
Policy Domains
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual or entity that is not a United States person
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