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H.R. 5604 119th Congress House

National Guard Proper Use Act

Official title: To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to prohibit the use of a member of the Armed Forces to enforce the immigration laws.

Introduced: September 26, 2025 Introduced by: Andrea Salinas Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Sep 26, 2025
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Sep 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Guard Proper Use Act

This bill prohibits, in accordance with the Posse Comitatus Act, members of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard from being ordered to enforce immigration laws. Generally, the Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the use of the military for civil law enforcement purposes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
    for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · New York · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 32
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Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 29, 2026
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Latimer, George
New York · Mar 9, 2026
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 30, 2026
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 3, 2025
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Randall, Emily
Washington · Dec 3, 2025
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 1, 2025
 D
Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Nov 25, 2025
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Nov 20, 2025
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
Arizona · Nov 19, 2025
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2025
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 31, 2025
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 31, 2025
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 31, 2025
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 31, 2025
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 21, 2025
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Ansari, Yassamin
Arizona · Oct 17, 2025
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 17, 2025
 D
McBride, Sarah
Delaware · Oct 17, 2025
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 17, 2025
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 14, 2025
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Casar, Greg
Texas · Oct 10, 2025
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 10, 2025
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McIver, LaMonica
New Jersey · Oct 10, 2025
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Mullin, Kevin
California · Oct 10, 2025
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 8, 2025
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Bell, Wesley
Missouri · Oct 3, 2025
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Dexter, Maxine
Oregon · Oct 3, 2025
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Oct 3, 2025
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 30, 2025
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Bynum, Janelle S.
Oregon · Sep 30, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 30, 2025
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Sep 26, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5604: National Guard Proper Use Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5604/
MLA
"H.R. 5604: National Guard Proper Use Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5604/.
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H.R. 5604, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5604/.
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