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HR 703 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Arms control and nonproliferation Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Organized crime Terrorism

SHIELD Act

Introduced: February 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Human Intelligence and Enforcing Lawful Dissemination Act or the SHIELD Act - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against disclosure of classified information to include: (1) disclosures of classified information that benefit a transnational threat; and (2) any classified information concerning the human intelligence activities of the United States or any foreign government or concerning the identity of a classified source or informant of an element of the U.S. intelligence community.

Defines "transnational threat" as: (1) any activity, including international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the delivery systems for such weapons, or organized crime, that threatens the national security of the United States; or (2) any individual or group that engages such activity.

What's happening now February 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 315 Related bill SHIELD Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 15, 2011
Meehan, Patrick
· Feb 15, 2011
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Feb 15, 2011
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Feb 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 703: SHIELD Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-703/
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"H.R. 703: SHIELD Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-703/.
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H.R. 703, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-703/.
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