Congress.gov119th Congress

H.R. 2978

GUARD Act

Introduced Apr 21, 2025Latest action Jun 24, 2026Crime and Law Enforcement

Plain-English summary

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 tools for blockchain and related technology tools. Finally, the bill requires the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to report on efforts to combat general financial fraud, elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and scams, including an evaluation of any legislative recommendations to improve the efforts.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Michael Lawler

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Timothy M. Kennedy

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Tim Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Josh Gottheimer

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Troy Downing

Cosponsor · Republican · MT

Robert J. Wittman

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Eric Sorensen

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Susie Lee

Cosponsor · Democratic · NV

Laura Gillen

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans

Cosponsor · Republican · CO

Jahana Hayes

Cosponsor · Democratic · CT

John W. Mannion

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

D. Adam Smith

Cosponsor · Democratic · WA

Julie Johnson

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Ken Calvert

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

Glenn Grothman

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Jefferson Shreve

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

George Whitesides

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Gabriel F Amo

Cosponsor · Democratic · RI

Sarah Elizabeth Mcbride

Cosponsor · Democratic · DE

Maria Elvira Salazar

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

George Latimer

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Julie Fedorchak

Cosponsor · Republican · ND

August Lee Pfluger II

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Roger Williams

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Sean Casten

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Marlin A. Stutzman

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Derek Tran

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Jennifer Kiggans

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Tracey Mann

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Suhas Subramanyam

Cosponsor · Democratic · VA

Monica De La Cruz

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Troy Nehls

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Josh Harder

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Zach Nunn

Sponsor · Republican · IA

Burgess Owens

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

Felix Barry Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Julia Brownley

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Gabriel Vasquez

Cosponsor · Democratic · NM

Angela Dawn Craig

Cosponsor · Democratic · MN

Daniel Meuser

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Thomas R. Suozzi

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Jeff Mr Van Drew

Cosponsor · Republican · NJ

Gary J. Palmer

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Scott Fitzgerald

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Derek Schmidt

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Glenn Ivey

Cosponsor · Democratic · MD

David G. Valadao

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

Garland Andy Barr

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Ashley Hinson Arenholz

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Young Kim

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

Tom Tiffany

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Crime and Law EnforcementFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEmployment and training programsEmployee hiring

Sources & text

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