Insurrection Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4076 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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 Committee 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 Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Insurrection Act of 2025''. 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 authorities 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: ``Sec. 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 ordere