# 119-hr-4080: GUARD Act

119-hr-4080, GUARD Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4080
- Congress: 119
- Title: GUARD Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands National Guard authority to support immigration enforcement and border security.** This bill would let Guard forces operate under state or federal orders to help detain, apprehend, and remove people unlawfully present and to carry out border security tasks. It would also create a new federal crime with heavy penalties for assaults on immigration enforcement personnel. - National Guard members: Would authorize Guard service under a governor's orders or under federal Title 10 or Title 32 authority to perform immigration enforcement functions, including apprehension, detention, execution of removal orders, and border security operations. - Immigrants and border communities: Would increase the possible use of armed Guard personnel in removal and border operations, raising the presence of uniformed military forces in areas affected by immigration enforcement. - Enforcement officers and attackers: Would add a new offense for assaulting or interfering with immigration enforcement officers with penalties of 5 to 20 years for the base offense, 10 to 30 years if bodily injury results, and life imprisonment or death if the conduct results in death.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Harsher penalties for attacking immigration officers: mixed, high. If enacted, this would create a new federal crime for assaulting or interfering with immigration officers. It would cover ICE, CBP, and other federal immigration staff. It would also cover state or local officers helping federal immigration work. The base penalty would be 5 to 20 years in prison. I…
- National Guard could aid immigration enforcement: mixed, high. If enacted, this would let the National Guard help with immigration enforcement and border security. It would apply when Guard members are on state orders from a governor. It would also apply when they are on federal orders under title 10 or 32, but only for immigration enforcement or border securi…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4080 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4080)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1656)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4080 (as of 2026-04-21).