What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
This bill requires the consent of the chief executive officers (e.g., governors) of involved states when the President or Department of Defense orders National Guard units to perform training or other duty in such states. Under the bill, the term state includes the District of Columbia and territories or possessions of the United States. The bill also subjects the ordered training or duty to the limitations of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which prohibits the use of the military for civil law enforcement purposes.
Action Timeline
2025-01-21
Introduced in House
2025-01-21
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2025-01-21
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.590 pass?
HR.590 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 33%.
What does HR.590 do?
This bill requires the consent of the chief executive officers (e.g., governors) of involved states when the President or Department of Defense orders National Guard units to perform training or other duty in such states. Under the bill, the term state includes the District of Columbia and territories or possessions of the United States. The bill also subjects the ordered training or duty to the limitations of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which prohibits the use of the military for civil law enforcement purposes.
Who sponsored HR.590?
HR.590 was sponsored by Mikie Sherrill (D-New Jersey).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 590 IH: _______ Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 590 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Ms. Sherrill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 32, United States Code, to clarify certain limitations on full-time National Guard duty performed in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the _______ Act of 2024 . 2. Requirement of consent of the chief executive officer for certain full-time National Guard duty performed in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia Subsection (f) of section 502 of title 32, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Under and inserting Subject to paragraph (2) and under ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subsection (A) and inserting the following: (A) Support of operations or missions undertaken by the member's unit at the request of the President or Secretary of Defense, with the consent of— (i) the chief executive officer of each State (as that term is defined in section 901 of this title) in which such operations or missions shall take place; and (ii) if such operations or missions shall take place in the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The training or duty ordered to be performed under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the limitations of section 1385 of title 18, commonly referred to as the Posse Comitatus Act . .
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