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GUARD Act

To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require that the Social Security Administration be responsive to Congressional offices during such a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Introduced Oct 31, 2025

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.

Referred to
Ways and Means Committee Appropriations Committee
Policy area
Social Welfare

Summary
  • Appropriates funds for the Social Security Administration's administrative expenses during any lapse in appropriations in fiscal year 2026.
  • Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to ensure the SSA carries out all normal functions during a lapse in appropriations.
  • Requires the Social Security Administration to respond to communications from Congressional offices during any lapse in appropriations.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Emilia Strong Sykes’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • CHARLES AND LYNN SCHUSTERMAN FAMILY PH $13,200
  • Employer not reported $10,901
  • WALNUT RIDGE $10,900
  • INSIGHT PARTNERS $9,900
  • GOOGLE LLC $9,401

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Emilia Strong Sykes → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. 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. · house
  2. Oct 31, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 963 — Protecting Social Security Act · Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 77%
  • HR 3695 — Social Security Access Act · Introduced Jun 3, 2025 · Cong. 119 75%
  • HR 4968 — Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act · Introduced Aug 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%
  • HR 8190 — Social Security Customer Service Act · Introduced Apr 2, 2026 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 3468 — Protecting Retirement and Health Benefits for Families Act · Introduced Jun 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 4734 — Hands Off Our Social Security Act · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Oct 31, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 31, 2025

Mrs. Sykes (for herself and Mr. Bresnahan) introduced the following bill; which was 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

A BILL

To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require that the Social Security Administration be responsive to Congressional offices during such a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Guaranteed Uninterrupted Access to Retiree Disbursements Act” or the “GUARD Act”.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary for administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration.

SEC. 3. OPERATIONS DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.

The Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that, during any lapse in appropriations occurring during fiscal year 2026, the Social Security Administration carries out all functions, including responding to communications from Congressional offices, that the Administration would carry out in the absence of such a lapse. <all>

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