# 119-s-3558: National Guard Protective Zone Act

119-s-3558, National Guard Protective Zone Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status introduced (as of 2026-09-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3558
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Guard Protective Zone Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-04

## Summary

**Creates a federal offense for knowingly entering a posted protective zone around National Guard members during deployments.** A "posted protective zone" would be any area within 15 feet of a Guard member that is marked by a verbal warning, visible signage, barricade tape, or other reasonable means. Entering or remaining in that zone with intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with a Guard member's duties would be punishable by a fine, up to 1 year in prison, or both. If the offender makes physical contact, throws an object at, or spits on the Guard member the maximum penalty would be up to 5 years. The bill preserves protected First Amendment activity conducted outside a posted protective zone and adds new Section 1390 to chapter 67 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New protective zones for National Guard: benefit, medium. This bill would make it a federal crime to enter or stay inside a posted protective zone around a National Guard member during certain deployments. A 'posted protective zone' would be an area no more than 15 feet from the member and must be marked by a verbal warning, sign, barricade tape, or simil…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3558 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3558)

## Related
- [119-s-2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2342)
- [119-s-4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4615)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3558 (as of 2026-09-04).