Legis Daily

SHIELD Act

USA117th CongressS-2331| Senate 
| Updated: 7/13/2021
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (12)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2669
SHIELD Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2111
SHIELD Act of 2019
Jul 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 2, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9415
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2669
    SHIELD Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2111
    SHIELD Act of 2019


  • July 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 2, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9415
    Introduced in House

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4416: SHIELD Act
Border security and unlawful immigrationCanadaCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careImmigration status and proceduresImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLatin AmericaMexicoWorld health

SHIELD Act

USA117th CongressS-2331| Senate 
| Updated: 7/13/2021
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.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2669
SHIELD Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2111
SHIELD Act of 2019
Jul 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 2, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9415
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2669
    SHIELD Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2111
    SHIELD Act of 2019


  • July 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 2, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9415
    Introduced in House
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (12)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4416: SHIELD Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationCanadaCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careImmigration status and proceduresImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLatin AmericaMexicoWorld health