U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10178: SHIELD Act
Status: In committee, August 27, 2026
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require certain local educational agencies to notify parents before distributing or disseminating information about abortion or abortion-related services to students, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require certain local educational agencies to notify parents before distributing or disseminating information about abortion or abortion-related services to students, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, August 27, 2026:
A BILL To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require certain local educational agencies to notify parents before distributing or disseminating information about abortion or abortion-related services to students, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Health and Instructional Environment Limits and Disclosure Act or the SHIELD Act . SECTION 2. Restrictions on distributing information about abortion at schools Section 445(c) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232h(c) ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by adding at the end the (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the and (4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following: (H) Abortion-related service The term abortion-related service means any medical, surgical, or support care directly related to terminating the pregnancy of a woman. .
Sponsors
- Greg Steube (R, HD-FL-17) · primary sponsor
- Hageman, Harriet (R, HD-000)
- Sheri Biggs (R, HD-SC-3)
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001)
- Michael Cloud (R, HD-027)
- Keith Self (R, HD-003)
- Addison McDowell (R, HD-006)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB10178?
- HB10178 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): SHIELD Act.
- What does HB10178 do?
- In its own words: To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require certain local educational agencies to notify parents before distributing or disseminating information about abortion or abortion-related services to students, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10178?
- In committee as of August 27, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (August 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10178?
- Greg Steube (R, HD-FL-17), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10178?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10178
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