3.0.0 62 2024-07-24T15:24:13Z 2024-07-24T15:24:13Z House H HR 2023-01-09 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 7 (Monday, January 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 62Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, & 18 andAmendment 14, Sections 1 & 5 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H109]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-01-09T22:29:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2023-01-09T21:12:46Z Referred to 2023-01-09T22:29:10Z 2023-01-09 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-01-09 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2023-01-09 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2023-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N Crime and Law Enforcement Abortion 2023-02-06T17:30:23Z Civil actions and liability 2023-02-06T17:30:23Z Criminal procedure and sentencing 2023-02-06T17:30:23Z Health personnel 2023-02-06T17:30:23Z Law enforcement administration and funding 2023-02-06T17:30:23Z Right of privacy 2023-02-06T17:30:23Z Sex and reproductive health 2023-02-06T17:30:23Z State and local government operations 2023-02-06T17:30:23Z Women's health 2023-02-06T17:30:23Z Women's rights 2023-02-06T17:30:23Z Crime and Law Enforcement 2023-01-17T16:03:16Z 00 2023-01-09 Introduced in House 2023-01-24T20:27:47Z 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 who provides reproductive health care services,
  • any person or entity who helps health care providers to provide such services,
  • any person who seeks to access such services, or
  • any person or entity who helps another person to access such services.

First, the bill reduces the allocation of funds under certain law enforcement grant programs for a state that has in effect a law authorizing state or local officers or employees to interfere with persons seeking to provide or access reproductive health services.

Second, the bill prohibits interference with persons seeking to provide or access reproductive health care services

  • by state or local officers or employees acting under color of law in any manner that would have a discriminatory effect on a woman, and
  • by persons who are not state or local officers or employees and are attempting to implement or enforce a state law in circumstances affecting interstate commerce.

The bill authorizes civil remedies for a violation, including damages and injunctive relief. Additionally, it authorizes criminal penalties for a violation involving the use of a deadly or dangerous weapon or the infliction of bodily injury.

]]> SHIELD Act Display Title 45 SHIELD Act 2024-07-24T15:24:13Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 SHIELD Act 2024-05-24T13:43:13Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Safeguard Healthcare Industry Employees from Litigation and Distress Act 2024-05-24T13:43:13Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To protect health care providers and people seeking reproductive health care services, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:10:36Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr62ih/xml/BILLS-118hr62ih.xml 2023-01-09 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.