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LIMIT Act

USA116th CongressHR-7124| House 
| Updated: 6/8/2020
Anthony G. Brown

Anthony G. Brown

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (8)
Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Limitations on the Insurrection act including Mechanisms for Invoking its Termination Act or the LIMIT Act This bill provides that the authorities for federal aid to state governments, use of militia and armed forces to enforce federal authority, and interference with state and federal law under the Insurrection Act may only be exercised after the President declares a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act applicable to the situation for which any such authority is exercised. The bill prohibits the exercise of an authority if the national emergency has been terminated.
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Timeline
Jun 8, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 8, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 8, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Military civil functionsMilitias and paramilitary groupsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtest and dissentState and local government operationsWar and emergency powers

LIMIT Act

USA116th CongressHR-7124| House 
| Updated: 6/8/2020
Limitations on the Insurrection act including Mechanisms for Invoking its Termination Act or the LIMIT Act This bill provides that the authorities for federal aid to state governments, use of militia and armed forces to enforce federal authority, and interference with state and federal law under the Insurrection Act may only be exercised after the President declares a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act applicable to the situation for which any such authority is exercised. The bill prohibits the exercise of an authority if the national emergency has been terminated.
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Timeline
Jun 8, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 8, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 8, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Anthony G. Brown

Anthony G. Brown

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (8)
Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Military civil functionsMilitias and paramilitary groupsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtest and dissentState and local government operationsWar and emergency powers