SHIELD Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing Human Intelligence and Enforcing Lawful Dissemination Act or the SHIELD Act - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against disclosure of classified information to include: (1) disclosures of classified information that benefit a transnational threat, and (2) any classified information concerning the human intelligence activities of the United States or any foreign government or concerning the identity of a classified source or informant of an element of the U.S. intelligence community.
Defines "transnational threat" as: (1) any activity, including international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the delivery systems for such weapons, or organized crime, that threatens the national security of the United States; or (2) any individual or group that engages such activity.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 10, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Feb 10, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 703 | SHIELD Act | Related bill | Feb 28, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2011Introduced in Senate
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