HR 7124 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military civil functions Militias and paramilitary groups Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Protest and dissent State and local government operations War and emergency powers

LIMIT Act

Introduced: June 11, 2020 See on congress.gov

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Jun 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Jun 8, 2020

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Limitations on the Insurrection act including Mechanisms for Invoking its Termination Act or the LIMIT Act

This bill provides that the authorities for federal aid to state governments, use of militia and armed forces to enforce federal authority, and interference with state and federal law under the Insurrection Act may only be exercised after the President declares a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act applicable to the situation for which any such authority is exercised. The bill prohibits the exercise of an authority if the national emergency has been terminated.

What's happening now June 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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