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GUARD Act

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 2978 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
House
Sponsors
55
Latest action
Sep 16, 2026

What it does

Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act of 2026 or the GUARD Act of 2026 This bill allows state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive funds from certain law enforcement grant programs to use the funds to investigate general financial fraud, elder financial fraud, and pig butchering. Pig butchering refers to a confidence and investment fraud in which a victim is gradually lured into transferring increasing amounts of money, generally in the form of cryptocurrency, into a fake virtual investment. The bill allows federal law enforcement agencies to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and fusion centers in the use of tracing…

Official summary · Reported to House · Jun 24, 2026

Titles and provisions can change as the bill moves.

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Apr 21, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Sep 16, 2026

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.

Work with this bill

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