S4142-119

In Committee

SHIELD Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 19, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a grant provision: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Securing Help for Immigrants through Education and Legal Development Act or the SHIELD Act, defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term individual facing removal means an individual in a proceeding under section 235(b), 238, 240, or 241(a)(5) of the Immigration, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Immigration legal services staff and infrastructure development program The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office for Access to Justice. It relies on grants, appropriations, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Defense, Environment, Education, and Immigration.

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

  • Expands a grant provision: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Securing Help for Immigrants through Education and Legal Development Act or the SHIELD Act.
  • Defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term individual facing removal means an individual in a proceeding under section 235(b), 238, 240, or 241(a)(5) of the Immigration...
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Immigration legal services staff and infrastructure development program The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office for Access to Justice...
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4.
  • Creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 5.

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 expands a grant provision: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Securing Help for Immigrants through Education and Legal Development Act or the SHIELD Act, defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term individual facing removal means an individual in a proceeding under section 235(b), 238, 240, or 241(a)(5) of the Immigration, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Immigration legal services staff and infrastructure development program The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office for Access to Justice.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Environment, Education, Immigration

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a grant provision: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Securing Help for Immigrants through Education and Legal Development Act or the SHIELD Act, defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term individual facing removal means an individual in a proceeding under section 235(b), 238, 240, or 241(a)(5) of the Immigration, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Immigration legal services staff and infrastructure development program The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office for Access to Justice.

Policy Domains

Defense Environment Education Immigration

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 19, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 19, 2026

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schiff, and Ms. …

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
Defense Environment Education Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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