I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4476 
To limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Ms. DEXTER, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Ms. PIN-
GREE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. CHU, Ms. OMAR, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. TONKO, 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. SALINAS, Mr. CORREA, and Ms. MATSUI) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for 
crowd control, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Authori-
tarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT OFFICERS FOR CROWD CONTROL. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’ 
means— 
(A) an employee or officer in a position in 
the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of 
the Federal Government who is authorized by 
law to engage in or supervise a law enforcement 
function; or 
(B) an employee or officer of a contractor 
or subcontractor (at any tier) of an agency in 
the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of 
the Federal Government who is authorized by 
law or under the contract with the agency to 
engage in or supervise a law enforcement func-
tion; 
(2) the term ‘‘law enforcement function’’ means 
the prevention, detection, or investigation of, or the 
prosecution or incarceration of any person for, any 
violation of law; and 
(3) the term ‘‘member of an armed force’’ 
means a member of any of the Armed Forces, as de-
fined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States 
Code, or a member of the National Guard, as de-
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fined in section 101(3) of title 32, United States 
Code. 
(b) REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal law enforce-
ment officer or member of an armed force who is en-
gaged in any form of crowd control, riot control, or 
arrest or detainment of individuals engaged in an 
act of civil disobedience, demonstration, protest, or 
riot in the United States shall at all times display 
identifying information in a clearly visible fashion, 
which shall include the Federal agency and the last 
name or unique identifier of the Federal law enforce-
ment officer or for a member of an armed force, the 
last name or unique identifier and rank of the mem-
ber. 
(2) SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS.— 
(A) COVERING OF IDENTIFYING INFORMA-
TION.—A Federal law enforcement officer or 
member of an armed force may not tape over 
or otherwise obscure or conceal the identifying 
information required under paragraph (1) while 
the officer or member is engaged in any form 
of law enforcement activity described in para-
graph (1). 
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(B) USE
OF
UNMARKED
VEHICLES.—A 
Federal law enforcement officer or member of 
an armed force may not use an unmarked vehi-
cle for the apprehension, detention, or arrest of 
civilians while the officer or member is engaged 
in any form of law enforcement activity de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(c) LIMITATION ON CROWD CONTROL AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a Federal law enforcement officer or 
member of an armed force may only be authorized 
to perform any form of crowd control, riot control, 
or arrest or detainment of individuals engaged in an 
act of civil disobedience, demonstration, protest, or 
riot on Federal property or in the immediate vicinity 
thereof, which shall include the sidewalk and the 
public street immediately adjacent to any Federal 
building or property. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) STATE AND LOCAL REQUEST FOR AS-
SISTANCE.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
Federal law enforcement officer or member of 
an armed force if the Governor of a State and 
the head of a unit of local government jointly 
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request, in writing, Federal law enforcement 
support. 
(B) INSURRECTION ACT.—If chapter 13 of 
title 10, United States Code (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Insurrection Act of 1807’’) is invoked, 
paragraph (1) shall not apply. 
(d) LIMITATION ON ARREST AUTHORITY.—It shall be 
unlawful for a Federal law enforcement officer or member 
of an armed force to arrest an individual in the United 
States if the Federal law enforcement officer or member 
of an armed force is conducting a law enforcement func-
tion in violation of subsection (b) or (c). 
(e) NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.—Not later than 24 
hours after deployment of a Federal law enforcement offi-
cer or member of an armed force in response to any crowd 
control incident, riot, or public disturbance, the Federal 
agency or armed force responsible for such deployment 
shall publish prominent public notice on that public-facing 
website of the agency or armed force that includes the fol-
lowing information: 
(1) The date of deployment of personnel for 
crowd control purposes. 
(2) The number of Federal law enforcement of-
ficers of the agency or members of the armed force 
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in each city, town, or locality functioning in a law 
enforcement capacity. 
(3) A description of the specific nature of the 
mission. 
(4) The location of any civilians being detained 
by the Federal law enforcement officers or members 
of the armed force deployed, and under whose cus-
tody the civilians are being held. 
(5) A copy of a written request for assistance 
described in subsection (c)(2)(A), if such request 
was made. 
Æ 
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