H.R. 5893

Summary

H.R. 5893, the GUARD Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 31, 2025 by Rep. Emilia Sykes (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Appropriations, and last saw action on 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 5893 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 5893 IH: Guaranteed Uninterrupted Access to Retiree Disbursements Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-31
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5893  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Guaranteed Uninterrupted Access to Retiree Disbursements Act   or the   GUARD Act  .
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.
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.

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Sponsors

Rep. Emilia Sykes (D) sponsors H.R. 5893, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Emilia Sykes

Rep. · D–OH-13 · Sponsor

Introduced Oct 31, 2025

Robert Bresnahan

Rep. · R–PA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 31, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 5893 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Appropriations.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Oct 31, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Appropriations

Appropriations

Referred To · Oct 31, 2025 · 91 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5893 has taken 2 actions since Oct 31, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5893 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5893 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• GUARD Act — Display Title
• GUARD Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Guaranteed Uninterrupted Access to Retiree Disbursements Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 41 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5893 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Education.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 41.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5893 under Social Welfare, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5893’s is Social Welfare.

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