HR5604Referred to Committee
National Guard Proper Use Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-09-26
Introduced
32
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Andrea Salinas
Democrat · OR · Representative
Votes with party: 97.5% (551 recorded votes)
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
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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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