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HR 7129 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Congressional-executive branch relations First Amendment rights Military civil functions Military personnel and dependents Militias and paramilitary groups Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Protest and dissent State and local government operations

Stop Using Military Force Against Civilians Act

Introduced: June 8, 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

Stop Using Military Force Against Civilians Act

This bill limits the authority of the President, except in the case of a natural disaster, to call into service or use state militia or armed forces to provide aid to a state government following an insurrection or to enforce federal authority. After not more than 3 days, the President must withdraw any militia or armed forces unless an extension of not more than 14 days is enacted (not more than 2 additional authorizations for extension may be enacted).

What's happening now June 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 11, 2020
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 8, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Jun 8, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 8, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7129: Stop Using Military Force Against Civilians Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7129/
MLA
"H.R. 7129: Stop Using Military Force Against Civilians Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7129/.
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H.R. 7129, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7129/.
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[H.R. 7129: Stop Using Military Force Against Civilians Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7129/)
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