United States · Bill · S
S. 2331 (117th)
SHIELD Act
Introduced
13 July 2021
Last action
13 July 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Subjects
Defence, Immigration, Transport
Source updated
10 August 2026
Defence · Immigration · Transport
Summary
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.
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Timeline
13 July 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
13 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 13 July 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← SHIELD Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2331
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/2331
- us · 117-s-2331 · source updated 10 August 2026