Require local educational agencies to notify parents before distributing abortion-related information to students and prohibit abortion providers and their subsidiaries from distributing such information on K-12 school grounds or school-operated virtual platforms.

W. Gregory Steube · Florida · Republican

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.91 extraction confidence 93%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Rep. Steube today introduced the School Health and Instructional Environment Limits and Disclosure (SHIELD) Act, legislation requiring local educational agencies to notify parents before distributing or disseminating information about abortion or abortion-related services to students. The bill also prohibits abortion providers and their subsidiaries from distributing or disseminating such information to students on school grounds or through a school’s virtual platforms, including social media.

Steube introduced the SHIELD Act to require parental notification before schools distribute abortion-related information to students and to bar abortion providers from using K-12 schools or school virtual platforms to distribute such information.

Rep. Steube Introduces SHIELD Act to Protect Parental Rights in Schools – Congressman Steube
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Steube announced that he introduced the SHIELD Act, a bill requiring parental notice before abortion-related information is distributed to students and barring abortion providers or subsidiaries from distributing that information on K-12 school grounds or school virtual platforms.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete action occurred: Steube introduced legislation matching the commitment, but the press release describes introduction rather than enactment or implementation.

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Rep. Steube Introduces SHIELD Act to Protect Parental Rights in Schools – Congressman Steube
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The bill page lists H.R. 10178 as introduced on 2026-08-27 by W. Gregory Steube, with current status in committee and latest action referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the latest located status after the 2026-08-29 lookback start, the measure had not passed either chamber or become law; it remained unresolved in committee.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10178 · 119th Congress
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Steube introduced the SHIELD Act, H.R. 10178, on August 27, 2026, and the bill text/purpose matches the promised parental-notice requirement and restrictions on abortion providers distributing abortion-related information in K-12 settings. However, the measure has only been introduced and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce; it has not passed Congress or become law, so the promised federal policy has not yet been delivered. Because the bill is still pending in the same congressional term rather than defeated or expired, the proper status is unresolved with credit for a serious legislative attempt.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%