H.R. 3686 · 118th Congress

SHIELD Act of 2023

Introduced on May 25, 2023 by Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4). 17 cosponsors, 10 of them from another party. Latest action (May 25, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 25, 2023
Cosponsors
17
10 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual's lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Civil actions and liability
  • Crimes against children
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Pornography
  • Sex offenses
  • Telephone and wireless communication

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Madeleine DeanD-PA-4Sponsor

Democrats · 7

Republicans · 10

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 25, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 25, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. American Association for Justice4 reports
    $4.9M reported (all issues)
  2. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)3 reports
    $45K reported (all issues)
  3. American Civil Liberties Union2 reports
    $900K reported (all issues)
  4. DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  5. National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  6. Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network2 reports
    $34.9K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RAPE, ABUSE AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK RAINN$6.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. RAVEN1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.