GUARD Act
Sponsored By: Representative Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
In Committee
Summary
This bill would let State, local, and Tribal law enforcement use specified federal grant funds to investigate elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and other general financial fraud. It would also allow federal agencies to assist with blockchain tracing and require new federal reports on scams.
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- State, local, and Tribal law enforcement would be able to use eligible Department of Justice grant programs and the COPS Technology and Equipment Program to hire staff, buy blockchain intelligence tools, run training, and appoint financial sector liaisons.
- Victims and financial institutions would get more coordination and victim-assistance resources, and agencies would have to report within 1 year after using funds on amounts spent, fraud statistics, and an assessment of deterrence capacity.
- Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network would produce a joint report within 1 year and a separate comprehensive scams report within 2 years with estimates of fraud counts, dollar losses, affected consumers, enforcement actions, and agency spending, and federal grant-making agencies must submit annual reports to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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More fraud-fighting support for law enforcement
This bill would define terms like "elder financial fraud," "pig butchering," "general financial fraud," and "scam." It would say "eligible Federal grant funds" means certain DOJ training and technical assistance programs, the Violence Against Women Act local cybercrime grant (section 1401), and the DOJ COPS Technology and Equipment Program. The bill would let State, local, and Tribal law enforcement that get those grants use the money to investigate these frauds, hire staff, buy software, train on blockchain and other emerging tech, improve data sharing with banks, and name a financial-sector liaison. Agencies would have to report within one year after using funds on how much they spent, what it paid for, crime statistics, and an assessment of their ability to deter these crimes. The bill would also allow Federal law enforcement to assist State, local, Tribal agencies, and fusion centers in using blockchain tracing tools.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/21/2025
Fitzgerald
WI • R
Sponsored 4/21/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Barr
KY • R
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Salazar
FL • R
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
MT • R
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Moore (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Stutzman
IN • R
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/15/2026
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
KS • R
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/23/2026
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/23/2026
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Fedorchak
ND • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Casten
IL • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Roll Call Votes
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