H.R. 3801: SHIELD Act
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H.R. 3801: SHIELD Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-08 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
SHIELD Act
Plain summary
Showing How Isolationism Effects [ sic ] Long-term Development Act or the SHIELD Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study and report on electronic commerce, including data sharing and data flow, and its impact on the U.S. economy. Such study shall involve a review of (1) the economic benefit of the free transfer of data, (2) the impact of digital trade barriers on the U.S. economy and business development, and (3) the beneficial impacts of data agreements on commerce. Commerce and the FTC must also establish and maintain a compendium of data localization regulations. Commerce and the FTC must report to Congress the results of such study and any recommendations to promote U.S. economic activity through electronic commerce.
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Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · 0 cosponsors
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- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3801.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr3801 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117