H.R. 5893

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5893 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5893

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.

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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

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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.
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