National Guard Protective Zone Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Dec 18, 2025
What it does
The National Guard Protective Zone Act would create a federal offense for knowingly entering or remaining within a 15-foot posted protective zone around a deployed National Guard member with the intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with their official duties. Violations would be punishable by up to one year in prison, a fine, or both, with penalties increasing to a maximum of five years if physical contact, throwing an object, or spitting occurs. The bill explicitly preserves First Amendment rights for activities conducted outside the posted protective zone.
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
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