# 119-hr-10470: SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026

119-hr-10470, SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10470
- Congress: 119
- Title: SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal evidence-based lethality assessment tool** to help law enforcement spot domestic violence victims at highest risk and connect them to local services. It also would require training for covered federal officers and a plan to tie federal officers into local response efforts. - Families and victims: Would give officers a model questionnaire and an assessment tool designed to identify victims at high risk of serious injury or death and to connect them with appropriate resources. - Federal law enforcement officers: Would require training on the tool for covered federal officers, with the Attorney General publishing the tool within 1 year and officers receiving refreshers every 3 years. - Local response and transparency: Would direct the Department of Homeland Security Secretary to publish curricula and materials and to deliver a report to Congress within 180 days on how to connect federal officers to local domestic violence response resources under the Lethality Assessment Program.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal officer training on domestic violence tool: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Director of the Homeland Security Act training centers would have to train every covered federal law enforcement officer on the new lethality assessment tool. Officers would get initial training and a refresher at least once every three years. The bill would define which federal off…
- New police tool to spot domestic violence: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General would have to develop and publish an evidence-based lethality assessment tool within one year. The tool would help law enforcement identify domestic violence victims and assess risk of serious injury or death. The Attorney General would have to consult experts, use…

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- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7773: Field Integration of Homeland Intelligence Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10470 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10470)

## Related
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7773: Field Integration of Homeland Intelligence Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7773)
- [119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5351)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10470 (as of 2026-10-03).