U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has authored a new bill designed to block federal education funds from supporting schools or agencies that disclose student information for immigration enforcement, as reported by the U.S. Congress.
First introduced as H.R.8369 on April 20, 2026, during the 119th Congress’s regular session, the legislation’s core provisions are detailed here using the official bill text for clarity and explanation.
The bill’s central goal is to prohibit educational institutions from sharing academic records or student details for immigration enforcement unless the student’s parents provide written consent specifying what will be disclosed, the purpose, and who will receive the information. Copies of released records must also be made available to the parents and to the student upon request. This proposal intends to safeguard student privacy from potential exposure through immigration-related activities within educational environments.
The legislation was introduced solely by Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat representing Florida’s 20th District.
So far in the current session, Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick has filed 16 other bills.
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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat from Florida, won election to the 117th Congress via special contest to succeed Alcee Lamar Hastings. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Howard University in 2001, a J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2010, and attended the University of Maryland Global Campus from 2005 to 2007.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| H.R.8369 | 04/20/2026 | No ICE in Schools Act |
| H.R.8260 | 04/14/2026 | Cardiovascular Disease Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2026 |
| H.R.8214 | 04/09/2026 | W.A.R. Act Wartime Anti-Profiteering and Relief Act |
| H.R.8042 | 03/24/2026 | Empowering Women in Agriculture Act |
| H.R.7899 | 03/12/2026 | Respect for Essential Workers Act |
| H.R.7820 | 03/05/2026 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules for investments in qualified opportunity funds, and for other purposes. |
| H.R.6564 | 12/10/2025 | Historically Underserved Veterans Inclusion Act of 2025 |
| H.R.5676 | 10/03/2025 | Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act |
| H.R.5110 | 09/03/2025 | Federal Disaster Housing Stability Act of 2025 |
| H.R.4586 | 07/22/2025 | AIDA |
| H.R.3752 | 06/05/2025 | Specialist Fourth Class Keith Smith Glioblastoma Parity Act of 2025 |
| H.R.3489 | 05/19/2025 | Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act |
| H.R.2927 | 04/17/2025 | All-Americans Tax Relief Act of 2025 |
| H.R.2826 | 04/10/2025 | CAST Act |
| H.R.2494 | 03/31/2025 | To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to annually submit to the Congress a report that analyzes State and local strategies, activities, and plans that promote affordable housing, and for other purposes. |
| H.R.1597 | 02/26/2025 | Compassion for Vulnerable and Struggling Workers Act |
| H.R.1114 | 02/07/2025 | L’Ouverture Economic Development Plan for Haiti Act of 2025 |
Information for this article was sourced from the U.S. Congress. You can review the source data here.
