# 119-s-2544: GUARD Act

119-s-2544, GUARD Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2544
- Congress: 119
- Title: GUARD Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Expands use of federal grants to investigate and stop elder financial fraud and related scams.** This bill would let State, local, and Tribal agencies use eligible federal grant funds for investigations, training, blockchain tracing tools, and victim assistance.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal reports on scams: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of FinCEN would send Congress a joint report within one year with recommendations on preventing and investigating pig butchering, elder fraud, and other scams. Within two years they would deliver a comprehensive "state of scams" report esti…
- Local grants to fight financial scams: mixed, medium. If enacted, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement would be allowed to use certain listed federal grants to investigate elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud. The grants would be allowed to pay for hiring investigators and analysts, training (including blockchain trac…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-2544 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2544)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2544 (as of 2026-08-22).