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Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020

Introduced: June 15, 2020 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020

This bill requires the President to provide Congress with notice of intent to use militia and armed forces to suppress an insurrection in a state or to enforce federal authority and a justification for exercising such authority. The bill provides that the President's authority to use such military force expires 14 days after it is exercised unless Congress enacts an extension of such authority.

What's happening now June 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 15, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2020
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2020
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jun 15, 2020
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 15, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 15, 2020
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7215: Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7215/
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"H.R. 7215: Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7215/.
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H.R. 7215, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7215/.
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