HR 10470 119th Congress House

SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026

Official title: To direct the Attorney General to develop an evidence-based lethality assessment tool for use by law enforcement with respect to domestic violence and to devel… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Attorney General to develop an evidence-based lethality assessment tool for use by law enforcement with respect to domestic violence and to develop a public awareness campaign with respect to resources for victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 16, 2026 Introduced by: Van Epps, Matt Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

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Sep 16, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10470: SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10470/

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"H.R. 10470: SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10470/.

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H.R. 10470, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10470/.

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