S 115 · in committee · niche
GATE CRASHERS Act
- defense
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would this law's penalties for unauthorized entry at defense sites differ from existing state trespass laws and military regulations?
- 02
What types of incidents at military installations does Congress intend this federal crime to address that current laws do not cover?
- 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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Sponsor · R-TX
Ted Cruz
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
6/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-16
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-16 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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