School Abortion Information: Parental Notification and Restrictions
The SHIELD Act is currently in the House Committee on Education and Workforce. It has not moved since August 27, 2026. The committee members must decide whether to hold a vote on the bill before it can move forward.
This bill addresses a very controversial topic and currently lacks support from the opposing party. It is unlikely to pass a divided Congress.
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The bill restricts how information about abortion or abortion-related services can reach students at federally funded schools, requiring parental notification before any such information is shared and banning abortion providers from distributing materials on campus or school social media. This reduces the ways students, especially those without another trusted source of health information, can learn about reproductive health topics at school.
“A local educational agency that receives funds under any applicable program may not allow any organization that provides abortions (or a subsidiary of such an organization), including an abortion service provider, to distribute or disseminate information about abortion or abortion-related services to students on school grounds or a virtual platform of the local educational agency”
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
SHIELD Act
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