Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7215
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2020-06-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Congressional-executive branch relations

Military civil functions

Military personnel and dependents

Militias and paramilitary groups

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Protest and dissent

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7215 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2020 Mr. Keating (for himself, Mrs. Trahan , Ms. Dean , Mr. Casten of Illinois , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Himes , Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , and Ms. Jackson Lee ) 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 congressional notice and termination requirements for use of authority under the Insurrection Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020 . 2. Congressional notification and termination requirements for use of authority under Insurrection Act (a) Federal aid for State governments Section 251 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Whenever and inserting (a) In general.— Subject to section 256 of this title and subsection (b), whenever ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: (b) Notification requirement The President may only exercise the authority under subsection (a) after submitting to the appropriate members of Congress notice of the intent to exercise such authority together with the justification of the President for exercising such authority. (c) Appropriate members of Congress In this section, the term appropriate members of Congress means— (1) the chair and ranking minority member of— (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives; (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (D) the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives; (2) the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives; (3) the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; and (4) such other member or members of the congressional leadership as may be included by the President. . (b) Use of militia and armed forces To enforce Federal authority Section 252 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Whenever and inserting (a) In general.— Subject to section 256 of this title and subsection (b), whenever ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: (b) Notification requirement The President may only exercise the authority under subsection (a) after submitting to the appropriate members of Congress notice of the intent to exercise such authority together with the justification of the President for exercising such authority. (c) Appropriate members of Congress In this section, the term appropriate members of Congress means— (1) the chair and ranking minority member of— (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives; (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (D) the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives; (2) the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives; (3) the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; and (4) such other member or members of the congressional leadership as may be included by the President. . (c) Use of militia and armed forces To enforce Federal authority Section 253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The President and inserting (a) In general.— (1) Subject to section 256 of this title and subsection (b), the President ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (3) by inserting (2) before In any situation ; (4) by striking clause (1) and inserting paragraph (1)(A) ; and (5) by adding at the end the following new subsections: (b) Notification requirement The President may only exercise the authority under subsection (a) after submitting to the appropriate members of Congress notice of the intent to exercise such authority together with the justification of the President for exercising such authority. (c) Appropriate members of Congress In this section, the term appropriate members of Congress means— (1) the chair and ranking minority member of— (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives; (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (D) the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives; (2) the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives; (3) the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; and (4) such other member or members of the congressional leadership as may be included by the President. . (d) Termination (1) In general Chapter 13 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 256. Termination of authority Authority exercised under section 251, 252, or 253 of this title shall terminate on the date that is 14 days after the first day on which such authority is exercised unless such authority is specifically extended pursuant to the enactment of a law or joint resolution. . (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. Termination of authority. .