Prohibiting Certain Off-Post Demonstrations Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3890
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2024-03-07
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Prohibiting Certain Off-Post Demonstrations Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits members of the Armed Forces from participating in off-post demonstrations under certain circumstances. The bill makes violations of the prohibition&nbsp;punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.</p><p>Under the bill, members are prohibited from participating in off-post demonstrations when</p><ul><li>they are on-duty,</li><li>they are in a foreign country,</li><li>the activities constitute a breach of law and order,</li><li>violence is likely to result,</li><li>they are in uniform against regulations,</li><li>the demonstration is against U.S. military action,</li><li>the demonstration is against U.S. support of a U.S. ally at war, or</li><li>the demonstration is outside of the embassy of the United States or a U.S. ally.</li></ul><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3890 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2024 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit certain off-post demonstrations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting Certain Off-Post Demonstrations Act of 2024 . 2. Prohibition on certain off-post demonstrations (a) Prohibition Members of the United States Armed Forces are prohibited from participating in off-post demonstrations under any of the following circumstances: (1) They are on-duty. (2) They are in a foreign country. (3) The activities constitute a breach of law and order. (4) Violence is likely to result. (5) They are in uniform in violation of Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1334.1, Wearing of the Uniform, or any successor regulation. (6) The demonstration is against United States military action. (7) The demonstration is against United States support of a United States ally at war. (8) The demonstration is outside the embassy of the United States or a United States ally. (b) Dereliction of duty Failure to adhere to the prohibition in subsection (a) shall be punishable under section 892 of title 10, United States Code (article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).