LIMIT Act

Bill: 116-hr-7124
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military civil functions

Militias and paramilitary groups

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Protest and dissent

State and local government operations

War and emergency powers
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Limitations on the Insurrection act including Mechanisms for Invoking its Termination Act or the LIMIT Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7124 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2020 Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Khanna , Ms. Norton , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , and Mr. Moulton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for additional requirements for the use of authority under the Insurrection Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Limitations on the Insurrection act including Mechanisms for Invoking its Termination Act or the LIMIT Act . 2. Additional requirements for use of authority under Insurrection Act (a) Additional requirements (1) In general Chapter 13 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 256. Requirements for use of authority The authority under section 251, 252, or 253 of this title— (1) may only be exercised after the President declares a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) applicable to the situation for which the authority is exercised; and (2) may not be exercised if the national emergency has been terminated. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 255 the following new item: 256. Requirements for use of authority. . (b) Conforming amendments Such chapter is further amended— (1) in section 251, by striking Whenever and inserting Subject to the requirements under section 256 of this title, whenever ; (2) in section 252, by striking Whenever and inserting Subject to the requirements under section 256 of this title, whenever ; and (3) in section 253, by striking The President and inserting Subject to the requirements under section 256 of this title, the President .