House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

SHIELD Act

H.R. 4424Introduced Jul 16, 2025Policy area: Social Welfare

Official title: To amend title III of the Social Security Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to clarify eligibility requirements when an individual is unemployed as the result of a labor dispute.

Sponsor: Rep. Rudy Yakym R-IN

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 16, 2025
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Latest action: Jul 16, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4424.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. YAKYM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 122, July 16, 2025, Page H3368):
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 16, 2025 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans

0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Aaron Bean (R-FL), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Blake Moore (R-UT), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Scott Perry (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Keith Self (R-TX), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rudy Yakym.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-2 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.