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

This bill, SHIELD Act, 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 H6D7133625CAC4BBB8B7E31D9245FB6D9: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Securing Help for Immigrants through Education and Legal Development Act or the SHIELD Act.
  • Section HBADB5EC302574519970C01082301D388: 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...
  • Section H6A79AD4415FA4035B94FEBA3EC79D0FC: 3. Immigration legal services staff and infrastructure development program The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office for Access to...
  • Section HA1318EF39BB144C39EB4D37B1D8C558C: 4. Authority and duties of the administering agency The Director of the Office for Access to Justice may promulgate such rules, policies, and procedures as may...
  • Section H6D1565A7F02547F9A565095DD8EEFD33: 5. Reports and accountability For each fiscal year, each grantee under this section during that fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a report on...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, SHIELD Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Labor, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, SHIELD Act, 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

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

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