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HR5604Referred to Committee

National Guard Proper Use Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-26
Introduced
32
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Andrea Salinas
Andrea Salinas
Democrat · OR · Representative
Votes with party: 97.2% (651 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Climate & Environment$24k

Full profile: /officials/S001226

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (32)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)Original· 2025-09-26
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2025-09-30
  • Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5)· 2025-09-30
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)· 2025-09-30
  • Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3)· 2025-10-03
  • Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)· 2025-10-03
  • Wesley Bell (D-MO-1)· 2025-10-03
  • Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37)· 2025-10-08
  • Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)· 2025-10-10
  • Greg Casar (D-TX-35)· 2025-10-10
  • Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15)· 2025-10-10
  • LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)· 2025-10-10
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)· 2025-10-14
  • Jared Huffman (D-CA-2)· 2025-10-17
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)· 2025-10-17
  • Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2025-10-17
  • Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3)· 2025-10-17
  • Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)· 2025-10-21
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)· 2025-10-31
  • Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7)· 2025-10-31
  • Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29)· 2025-10-31
  • Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)· 2025-10-31
  • Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)· 2025-11-17
  • Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7)· 2025-11-19
  • Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2)· 2025-11-20
  • Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)· 2025-11-25
  • Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)· 2025-12-01
  • Emily Randall (D-WA-6)· 2025-12-03
  • Kathy Castor (D-FL-14)· 2025-12-03
  • Diana DeGette (D-CO-1)· 2026-01-30
  • George Latimer (D-NY-16)· 2026-03-09
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)· 2026-04-29

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2025-09-26

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2025-09-26

Previously

  • Armed Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-26

Plain-English Summary

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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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