SHIELD Act
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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
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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