# 119-hr-8681: SHIELD Act

119-hr-8681, SHIELD Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8681
- Congress: 119
- Title: SHIELD Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would use targeted sanctions to punish foreign entities that use forced labor or child labor in cobalt mining.** It would authorize the President to block assets and bar visas for those actors while protecting humanitarian aid and certain international obligations. - Affects workers and children in cobalt mining by seeking to impose economic costs on companies that exploit miners, including child labor, to deter forced labor in cobalt supply chains. - Targets foreign companies and individuals in cobalt sectors by authorizing asset blocking under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and denying visas or entry for designated foreign persons, which would restrict transactions involving U.S. persons. - Protects humanitarian operations with narrow exceptions for aid and international obligations, allows a Presidential waiver with 15 days notice to certain congressional committees, and sunsets the sanction authority after 7 years.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sanctions on cobalt mining forced labor: benefit, medium. If enacted, the President could block property of foreign people who use forced or child labor. This applies to forced or child labor in cobalt mining. The bill would let the President use IEEPA authorities and penalties to enforce these sanctions. A foreign person sanctioned here would be barred f…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8681 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8681)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8681 (as of 2026-09-21).