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https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-bill-to-protect-arkansas-national-guardsmen	Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Arkansas National Guardsmen	2025-12-18	2025	2025-12	Republican	Senate	AR	Tom Cotton	C001095	www.cotton.senate.gov	cotton	https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases	scraper	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 December 18, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Arkansas National Guardsmen Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to create a 15-foot protective zone around any National Guardsmen in uniform performing domestic duties. The National Guard Protective Zone Act will ensure that any individual who attempts to intimidate or harass a Guardsmen will face consequences. “The brave Arkansans who serve in our National Guard should be protected from deranged individuals. My bill ensures that anyone who attempts to intimidate or harass a Guardsmen will face the full force of the law,” said Senator Cotton. Text of the bill can be found here. The National Guard Protective Zone Act would: Create a federally defined “protective zone” (15 feet) around any Guardsman in uniform actively performing Title 32 or Title 10 domestic duties. Mandate that entering the zone with intent to intimidate, harass, or impede equates to a new federal misdemeanor. Establish as a felony the act of touching, spitting on, or throwing any object at a National Guard member while on duty, with a maximum penalty of imprisonment for up to five years. ###	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T20:09:11Z