HR 3101 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

SHIELD Act

Introduced Apr 30, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Robert Garcia D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 30, 2025 Referred to the House 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 30, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2025 to Aug 10, 2026; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalApr 30, 2025
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalApr 30, 2025
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalApr 30, 2025
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalApr 30, 2025
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalApr 30, 2025
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalApr 30, 2025
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalApr 30, 2025
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalApr 30, 2025
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalApr 30, 2025
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalApr 30, 2025
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMay 13, 2025
D-CAJuan VargasMay 13, 2025
D-MIShri ThanedarJul 21, 2025
D-MIRashida TlaibOct 17, 2025
D-TXJasmine CrockettFeb 11, 2026
D-NYGeorge LatimerMar 5, 2026
D-CALateefah SimonMar 26, 2026
D-ILMike QuigleyAug 10, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 30, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 30, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 30, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 72, April 30, 2025, page H1776.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as 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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
SHIELD Act
Securing Help for Immigrants through Education and Legal Development Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 30, 2025Introduced in House

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