HR2978: GUARD Act
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2026-09-15: Passed |
| Latest action | 2026-09-16: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 627. |
| Policy area | Crime and Law Enforcement |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act of 2026 or the GUARD Act of 2026This 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. The bill also requires FinCEN to report on the state of general financial fraud, elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and scams in the United States, including trends in the crimes.
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations, Congressional oversight, Crime victims, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Employee hiring, Employment and training programs, Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Government information and archives, Intergovernmental relations, Law enforcement administration and funding
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 414 | 7 | 12 | Official tally |
HR2978 (GUARD Act) was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2027) by Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3].
On 2026-09-16: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 627.
1 recorded vote in the 119th Congress. The most recent, on 2026-09-15, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.