119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jul 30, 2025
GUARD Act
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Latest action (Feb 9, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Feb 9, 2026)
Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act or the GUARD Act
This bill allows state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive funds from certain law enforcement grant programs to use the funds to investigate general financial fraud, elder financial fraud, and pig butchering. Pig butchering refers to a confidence and investment fraud in which a victim is gradually lured into transferring increasing amounts of money, generally in the form of cryptocurrency, into a fake virtual investment.
The bill allows federal law enforcement agencies to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and fusion centers in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology tools.
Finally, the bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to report on efforts and recommendations related to general financial fraud, elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and scams. The bill also requires Treasury and FinCEN to report on the state of scams in the United States, including information about crimes committed, federal civil and criminal enforcement actions, and federal efforts to address the crimes.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Amount not reported
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act(S.33…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
Amount not reported
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act(S.33…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED · lobbying firm or registrant: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$250,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Regulations (TIER) Act H.R. 7548/S. 3774, Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct Act S. 381, 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act H.R.2978/S.2544, Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act (S.3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act (S.3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS, FKA CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS, FKA CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$1,060,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lusion Act (H.R. 5402; S. 1465) Support FCRA Liability Harmonization Act (H.R. 5775) Support Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act (H.R. 2978; S. 2544; Senate Amendment 6471) Support MORE Opportunities for Homeownership Act (H.R. 7647) Support Eliminating Fraud in the CFPBs Complaint Database Act (H.R. 7588)…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act (S.3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act (S.3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Amount not reported
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act(S.33…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS, FKA CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS, FKA CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$1,290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lusion Act (H.R. 5402; S. 1465) Support FCRA Liability Harmonization Act (H.R. 5775) Support Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act (H.R. 2978; S. 2544; Senate Amendment 6471) Support Eliminating Fraud in the CFPBs Complaint Database Act (H.R. 7588) Support Fair Credit Reporting Reseller Accuracy Act (H.R. 814…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$3,830,000
Spent on own lobbying
…k Force on Scam Prevention Act. H.R. 6425, National Strategy for Combating Scams Act. H.R. 6426, STOP Scams Against Seniors Act. H.R. 7215, the Stop SCAMS Act. S. 2544, the Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act. S. 2950, Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization Act. S. 3355, National Strategy for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · lobbying firm or registrant: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ty-Based Services (HCBS); Medicaid; Social Security; Medicaid Estate Recovery; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; Elder Justice Act; SNAP funding; GUARD Act (S. 2544); Administration for Community Living funding.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · lobbying firm or registrant: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ty-Based Services (HCBS); Medicaid; Social Security; Medicaid Estate Recovery; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; Elder Justice Act; SNAP funding; GUARD Act (S. 2544); Administration for Community Living funding.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · lobbying firm or registrant: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ty-Based Services (HCBS); Medicaid; Social Security; Medicaid Estate Recovery; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; Elder Justice Act; SNAP funding; GUARD Act (S. 2544); Administration for Community Living funding.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Amount not reported
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act(S.33…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 7, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act (S.3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 7, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act (S.3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · lobbying firm or registrant: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ty-Based Services (HCBS); Medicaid; Social Security; Medicaid Estate Recovery; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; Elder Justice Act; SNAP funding; GUARD Act (S. 2544); Administration for Community Living funding.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · lobbying firm or registrant: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ty-Based Services (HCBS); Medicaid; Social Security; Medicaid Estate Recovery; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; Elder Justice Act; SNAP funding; GUARD Act (S. 2544); Administration for Community Living funding.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · lobbying firm or registrant: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ty-Based Services (HCBS); Medicaid; Social Security; Medicaid Estate Recovery; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; Elder Justice Act; SNAP funding; GUARD Act (S. 2544); Administration for Community Living funding.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$5,300,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 2544, the Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act of 2025. No bill number. Discussed the Guardianship Grant Flexibility Act. No bill number.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Amount not reported
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act(S.33…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Combatting Scams Act (S.3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · lobbying firm or registrant: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ty-Based Services (HCBS); Medicaid; Social Security; Medicaid Estate Recovery; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; Elder Justice Act; SNAP funding; GUARD Act (S. 2544); Administration for Community Living funding.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS · lobbying firm or registrant: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Retirement
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ty-Based Services (HCBS); Medicaid; Social Security; Medicaid Estate Recovery; Older Americans Act Reauthorization; Elder Justice Act; SNAP funding; GUARD Act (S. 2544); Administration for Community Living funding.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing