GUARD Act

Timeline

1. Apr 30, 2026
   Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2. Oct 28, 2025
   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
3. Oct 28, 2025
   Introduced in Senate

Cosponsors

• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] D-CT
• Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] R-AL
• Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] D-VA
• Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] D-CT
• Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] D-AZ
• Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] D-AZ
• Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] R-UT
• Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] R-OK
• Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] R-AR
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] D-VT
• Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] D-NH
• Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] D-NV
• Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] D-VA
• Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] D-NY
• Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] R-NE
• Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] R-TN
• Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] D-RI
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] D-IL

In the News

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• Trump’s AI order: Preempting the states without unleashing Washington - Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Is regulation killing American innovation? - Competitive Enterprise Institute
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• CEI Joins HJC Letter Opposing Cicilline Jayapal Bills - Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Why Repealing Section 230 Will Hurt Startups and Medium-Sized Online Businesses - Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Statement About the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 - The American Presidency Project