S. 2544 119th Congress Senate

GUARD Act

Official title: A bill to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating e… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2025 Introduced by: Katie Boyd Britt Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

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Feb 9, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.

Feb 9, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.

Feb 5, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jul 30, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 30, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act or the GUARD Act

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 tools for blockchain and related technology tools.

Finally, the bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to report on efforts and recommendations related to general financial fraud, elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and scams. The bill also requires Treasury and FinCEN to report on the state of scams in the United States, including information about crimes committed, federal civil and criminal enforcement actions, and federal efforts to address the crimes.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that rece…
Meeting Feb 5, 2026 · 10:15 AM EST · Judiciary Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

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Lobbying activity 21

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED
for HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED · Ohio · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
for MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS, FKA CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS
for AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS, FKA CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
for MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

SENATE
17 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
5 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
5 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
3 filings
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
3 filings
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
3 filings
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 14