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- H.R.8838
H.R.8838: SHIELD Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Sept. 15, 2022
- Latest Major Action Nov. 1, 2022
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Sept. 15, 2022
Bill Summary
Safeguard Healthcare Industry Employees from Litigation and Distress Act or the SHIELD Act This bill establishes a framework to limit interference with persons seeking to provide or access reproductive health services at the state level. For the purposes of this summary, interference with persons seeking to provide or access reproductive health services includes acts to prevent, restrict, impede, or retaliate against a health care provider...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Nov. 1, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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| Nov. 1, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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| Sept. 16, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Sept. 15, 2022 |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| Sept. 15, 2022 |
Introduced in the House by Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) |