I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4076 
To provide limited authority to use the Armed Forces to suppress insurrection 
or rebellion and quell domestic violence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2025 
Mr. DELUZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide limited authority to use the Armed Forces to 
suppress insurrection or rebellion and quell domestic violence. 
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 ‘‘Insurrection Act of 
2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITED AUTHORITY TO USE THE ARMED FORCES 
TO SUPPRESS INSURRECTION OR REBELLION 
AND QUELL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
(a) STATEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.— 
This section represents an exercise of Congress’s authori-
ties under— 
(1) clauses 14, 15, 16, and 18 of section 8 of 
article I of the Constitution of the United States; 
(2) section 4 of article IV of the Constitution 
of the United States; and 
(3) section 5 of the 14th Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO INSURRECTION PROVISIONS IN 
TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Chapter 13 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 
251 through 255 and inserting the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 251. Statement of policy 
‘‘It is the policy of the United States that domestic 
deployment of the Armed Forces for the purposes set forth 
in this chapter should be a last resort and should be or-
dered only if State and local authorities in the State con-
cerned are unable or otherwise fail to suppress the insur-
rection or rebellion, quell the domestic violence, or enforce 
the laws that are being obstructed, and Federal civilian 
law enforcement authorities are unable to do so. 
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‘‘§ 252. Triggering circumstances 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The authorities granted to the 
President by section 253 may be exercised only if— 
‘‘(1) there is an insurrection or rebellion in a 
State— 
‘‘(A) against the State or local govern-
ment, in such numbers, or with such force or 
capacity, as to overwhelm State or local au-
thorities, and the chief executive of the State 
requests assistance under this chapter; or 
‘‘(B) against the Government of the 
United States, in such numbers, or with such 
force or capacity, as to overwhelm State or local 
authorities; 
‘‘(2) there is domestic violence in a State that 
is sufficiently widespread or severe as to overwhelm 
State or local authorities, and the chief executive of 
the State, or super majority of the State legislature, 
requests assistance under this chapter; or 
‘‘(3) there is, within a State— 
‘‘(A) obstruction of the execution of State 
or Federal law that has the effect of depriving 
any party or class of the people of that State 
of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection 
named in the Constitution and secured by law, 
and State or local authorities or Federal civilian 
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law enforcement personnel are unable, fail, or 
refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immu-
nity, or to give that protection; 
‘‘(B) obstruction of the execution of Fed-
eral law by private actors where such obstruc-
tion creates an immediate threat to public safe-
ty and the use of State or local authorities and 
Federal civilian law enforcement personnel is 
insufficient to ensure execution of the law 
and— 
‘‘(i) the private actors are in such 
numbers, or with such force or capacity, as 
to overwhelm State or local authorities and 
Federal civilian law enforcement personnel; 
or 
‘‘(ii) State or local authorities and 
Federal civilian law enforcement personnel 
otherwise fail to address the obstruction; 
or 
‘‘(C) obstruction of the execution of Fed-
eral law by the State or its agents, where the 
use of Federal civilian law enforcement per-
sonnel is insufficient to ensure execution of the 
law. 
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