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GATE CRASHERS Act

What this bill does

  • Creates a new federal crime for unauthorized entry onto closed or restricted Department of Defense property.
  • Applies to anyone who trespasses on military installations or restricted defense facilities.
  • Establishes criminal penalties for violating the new trespass offense at federal defense sites.

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  1. 01

    How would this law's penalties for unauthorized entry at defense sites differ from existing state trespass laws and military regulations?

  2. 02

    What types of incidents at military installations does Congress intend this federal crime to address that current laws do not cover?

  3. 03

    Who would bear the burden of enforcing this new federal crime, and what resources would federal agencies need to prosecute these cases?

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Ted Cruz

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Introduced 2025-01-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-16 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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