HR8980-118

Introduced

To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants to States, units of local government, and organizations to support the recruitment, training, and development of staff and infrastructure needed to support the due process rights of individuals facing deportation.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 10, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants to States, units of local government, and organizations to support the recruitment, training, and development of staff and infrastructure needed to support the due process rights of individuals facing deportation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Labor, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H9AFF11B503464AD2A7ADEA49FDD66273: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Help for Immigrants through Education and Legal Development Act or the SHIELD Act.
  • Section H3C84592238B64BF589C8D835C04DEA97: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term service area means the jurisdiction or geographical area in which an entity carries out activities using funds awarded...
  • Section H91912018F512452EBFE656F043F5852F: 3. Sense of Congress on access to legal counsel It is the sense of Congress that— unlike in the criminal legal system, there is no right to government-funded...
  • Section H79AC6C2002544DCEBDC670F2DFE09D0C: 4. Immigration legal services staff and infrastructure development program The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Access to...
  • Section H61A854EC05824CAFB6DA27326AC5EC90: 5. Authority and duties of the administering agency The Director of the Office of Access to Justice may promulgate such rules, policies, and procedures as may...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants to States, units of local government, and organizations to support the recruitment, training, and development of staff and infrastructure needed to support the due process rights of individuals facing deportation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Labor, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants to States, units of local government, and organizations to support the recruitment, training, and development of staff and infrastructure needed to support the due process rights of individuals facing deportation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Labor Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 10, 2024

Mr. Robert Garcia of California (for himself, Mrs. Ramirez, Mrs. …

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?

Domains
Government Operations Labor Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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