GUARD Act has not moved since its introduction on Oct 31, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Republican
IntroducedOct 31, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 75 words.
Guaranteed Uninterrupted Access to Retiree Disbursements Act or the GUARD Act This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for administrative expenses during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect. During a lapse in appropriations for FY2026, the bill also requires SSA to carry out functions that it would carry out in the absence of such a lapse, including responding to communications from congressional offices.
Context
- Committees
- House Appropriations Committee
House Ways and Means Committee - Policy area
- Social Welfare: 12 of 1,043 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.2%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 60 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 132 words
- Latest action
- Oct 31, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]