HR 708referred119th Congress

SHIELD Against CCP Act

Introduced Jan 23, 2025House billPolicy area: ImmigrationLast action Mar 11, 2025Sponsor: Dale W. Strong(R-AL)

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeCounterterrorism and Intelligence SubcommitteeJudiciary CommitteeFinancial Services Committee+2 committees

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Official summaryUpdated Mar 11, 2025

What the bill does

Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend Against the CCP Act or the SHIELD Against CCP Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to form a working group tasked with duties related to countering terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security, and transportation security threats posed to the United States by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The working group must assess and annually report on current DHS efforts to counter the CCP’s (1) use of the U.S. immigration system, (2) economic and trade practices, and (3) support for illicit financial activity and trafficking controlled substances. The working group must terminate seven years after its establishment. DHS must additionally carry out research and development on technologies and techniques for enhancing its security and situational awareness to these threats. The Government Accountability Office must report on the implementation of this bill.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Lobbying Filings

$152.0M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Apr 22, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Jul 22, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Oct 21, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Jan 23, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jan 30, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Apr 21, 2025lobbying

Official Congressional Actions

Mar 11, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Mar 10, 2025Floor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Mar 10, 2025Floor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1049-1051)

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Mar 10, 2025Floor

Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

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Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION	AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION	$67.0M	Jul 22, 2024	2024Q2	ENVTRASCI
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION	AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION	$30.0M	Jan 30, 2025	2024Q4	BUDTOBHCR
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

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