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School Health and Instructional Environment Limits and Disclosure Act

H.R. 10178 · 119th Congress · Aug 27, 2026 · Lineage

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.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “School Health and Instructional Environment Limits and Disclosure Act” or the “SHIELD Act”.

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 following:
(2)
by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively;
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
(4)
in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following: