Allows state, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to use certain federal grant funds to investigate elder financial fraud, pig butchering scams, and general financial fraud, and lets federal agencies help them use blockchain tracing tools.

Official title: GUARD Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action

Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions

House

Introduced 21-APR-2025

Referred 21-APR-2025

Approved by committee 13-MAY-2026

Reported 24-JUN-2026

Passed 15-SEP-2026

Senate

Received 16-SEP-2026

Key points

Permits eligible federal grant funds to pay for analysts, training, software, and a financial sector liaison aimed at fraud and scam investigations
Requires grantees that use these funds to report the amount spent, related fraud statistics, and an assessment of their deterrence effect within one year
Directs the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to report to Congress on fraud and scam efforts and trends, with the first report due within one year and a recurring report every two years after the first
Allows federal law enforcement agencies to assist state, local, and Tribal agencies and fusion centers in using blockchain tracing tools

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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (24-JUN-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 15-SEP-2026).

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Committee referrals (2)

Financial Services Committee (House)
Judiciary Committee (House)

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor Zachary Nunn (R-IA) Cosponsors · 54

■ 30 R■ 24 D

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congress.gov page Placed on Calendar Senate (16-SEP-2026) Engrossed in House (15-SEP-2026) Introduced in House (21-APR-2025) House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as..., 414-7, 15-SEP-2026