# 119-hr-5466: GUARD Act

119-hr-5466, GUARD Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5466
- Congress: 119
- Title: GUARD Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Would create university-led AI institutes focused on national security and defense.** It would authorize the Secretary of Defense to award competitive financial assistance to at least one National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institute hosted by an eligible institution, defined as a senior military college, to support research, testbeds, data sharing, and workforce development. - Senior military colleges and eligible hosts would be able to apply for competitive, merit-based awards lasting five years and renewable once. - Researchers and universities would get funding to curate secure, privacy-protected public and private datasets and to develop sector-specific testbeds for evaluating AI systems. - Students and workers would benefit from programs aimed at interdisciplinary AI education and workforce development in defense-related fields. - Industry, startups, federal labs, and nonprofits would be able to partner with Institutes to access computing resources, engineering support, and pathways to translate research into defense applications.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defense AI institutes at U.S. colleges: benefit, low. The Department of Defense would be able to fund at least one AI research institute at an eligible U.S. college. Awards would run for five years and could be renewed once for another five years. Money could support secure datasets, AI testbeds, computing access, software help, research on defense ch…

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- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
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- 119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
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## Sources
- [119-hr-5466 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5466)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-12)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5466 (as of 2026-09-26).