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Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7215| House 
| Updated: 6/15/2020
William R. Keating

William R. Keating

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (7)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jun 15, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 15, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 15, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Congressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightMilitary civil functionsMilitary personnel and dependentsMilitias and paramilitary groupsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtest and dissentState and local government operations

Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7215| House 
| Updated: 6/15/2020
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.
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Timeline
Jun 15, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 15, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 15, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
William R. Keating

William R. Keating

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (7)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightMilitary civil functionsMilitary personnel and dependentsMilitias and paramilitary groupsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtest and dissentState and local government operations