H.R. 4416: SHIELD Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-13 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

SHIELD Act

Plain summary

Securing the Homeland from International Entrants with Life-threatening Diseases Act or the SHIELD Act This bill suspends for one year the admission and parole into the United States of certain categories of individuals who are from or were recently in a country that fails to meet certain criteria related to COVID-19. This restriction applies to certain individuals entering the United States from Mexico or Canada through a port of entry or U.S. Border Patrol station and (1) whose country of origin has not been categorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a low-risk country for COVID-19, or (2) who was in such a country at any time in the 30 days before arriving in the United States. The bill exempts certain individuals from this restriction, including U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, members of the Armed Forces, and persons from a foreign country who arrive at a designated port of entry with valid travel documents. The Department of Homeland Security shall transport barred individuals to a foreign location, such as an individual's country of origin, to the extent practicable.

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Official text

SHIELD Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] · 23 cosponsors

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Brian Babin (R-TX), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Ted Budd (R-NC)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4416.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4416 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117