H.R. 4834 119th Congress House

GATE CRASHERS Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty for unauthorized access to Department of Defense facilities.

Introduced: August 1, 2025 Introduced by: Jodey C. Arrington Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Aug 1, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guarding and Administering Trespass Enforcement, Controlling Restricted Areas, and Stopping High-risk Encroachment Recidivism and Sabotage Act or the GATE CRASHERS Act

This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for going onto Department of Defense property that is closed or restricted without authorization.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4834: GATE CRASHERS Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4834/

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"H.R. 4834: GATE CRASHERS Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4834/.

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H.R. 4834, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4834/.

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