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GUARD Act

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

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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

Introduced in Senate

Jul 30, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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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.

What's happening now February 9, 2026

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

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

Judiciary Committee
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Lobbying activity 14

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

AARP
for AARP · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
for NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · Texas · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
for MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · Texas · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
MCDERMOTT+ LLC
for NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
for NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · Virginia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025