US SB2544 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 30 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 30 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology, and for other purposes.
Title
GUARD Act Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Katie Boyd Britt [R-AL] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] |
| Sen. Raphael Warnock [D-GA] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Ashley Moody [R-FL] |
| Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK] |
| Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Pete Ricketts [R-NE] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317. |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report. |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. |
| 2025-07-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2978 (Related) 2026-09-16 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 627.
