[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3167 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3167
To provide for appropriate limitations on military deployments, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 7, 2025
Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, and
Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To provide for appropriate limitations on military deployments, and for
other purposes.
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 ``No Troops in Our Streets Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION AUTHORITY FOR POSSE COMITATUS EXCEPTIONS.
Section 1385 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting ``(a) In
General.--Whoever''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(b) Congressional Authority To Terminate.--Congress may terminate
any exception to subsection (a) at any time by enacting a joint
resolution of disapproval as described under subsection (c).
``(c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--
``(1) In general.--In this subsection, the term `joint
resolution of disapproval' means only a joint resolution of
either House of Congress--
``(A) the title of which is as follows: `A joint
resolution expressing congressional disapproval of the
deployment of Armed Forces in [_____].', with the blank
space being filled with the location prohibited; and
``(B) the sole matter after the resolving clause of
which is the following: `Congress prohibits the
deployment of Armed Forces under title [___], United
States Code, with respect to [_____] in [_____] for
[____].', with the first blank space being filled with
the title under which authority to send troops was
provided, the second blank space being filled with a
short description of the military actions prohibited,
the third blank space being filled with the location
where the deployment is prohibited, and the fourth
blank space being filled with the duration of the
prohibition.
``(2) Introduction.--A joint resolution of disapproval may
be introduced--
``(A) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or the
majority leader's designee) or the minority leader (or
the minority leader's designee); and
``(B) in the House of Representatives, by the
Speaker of the House or the minority leader.
``(3) Consideration in the senate.--
``(A) Committee referral.--A joint resolution of
disapproval introduced in the Senate shall be referred
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
``(B) Reporting and discharge.--If the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate has not reported a joint
resolution of disapproval within 5 calendar days after
the date of referral of the joint resolution, that
committee shall be discharged from further
consideration of the joint resolution and the joint
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
``(C) Proceeding to consideration.--Notwithstanding
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in
order at any time after the Committee on Armed Services
reports a joint resolution of disapproval to the Senate
or has been discharged from consideration of such a
joint resolution (even though a previous motion to the
same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed
to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all
points of order against the joint resolution (and
against consideration of the joint resolution) are
waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The
motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion
to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to
or disagreed to shall not be in order.
``(D) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals
from the decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may
be, to the procedure relating to a joint resolution of
disapproval shall be decided without debate.
``(E) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in
the Senate of any veto message with respect to a joint
resolution of disapproval, including all debatable
motions and appeals in connection with the joint
resolution, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally
divided between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader
and the Minority Leader or their designees.
``(F) Floor consideration in the house of
representatives.--If a committee of the House of
Representatives to which a joint resolution of
disapproval has been referred has not reported the
joint resolution within 5 calendar days after the date
of referral, that committee shall be discharged from
further consideration of the joint resolution.
``(4) Rules relating to the senate and the house of
representatives.--
``(A) Treatment of house of representatives joint
resolution in senate.--
``(i) Receipt before passage of senate
resolution.--If, before the passage by the
Senate of a joint resolution of disapproval,
the Senate receives an identical joint
resolution from the House of Representatives,
the following procedures shall apply:
``(I) That joint resolution shall
not be referred to a committee.
``(II) With respect to that joint
resolution--
``(aa) the procedure in the
Senate shall be the same as if
no joint resolution had been
received from the House of
Representatives; but
``(bb) the vote on passage
shall be on the joint
resolution from the House of
Representatives.
``(ii) Receipt following passage of senate
resolution.--If, following passage of a joint
resolution of disapproval in the Senate, the
Senate receives an identical joint resolution
from the House of Representatives, that joint
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate
Senate calendar.
``(iii) No companion resolution.--If a
joint resolution of disapproval is received
from the House of Representatives, and no
companion joint resolution has been introduced
in the Senate, the Senate procedures under this
subparagraph shall apply to the House of
Representatives joint resolution.
``(B) Treatment of senate joint resolution in house
of representatives.--In the House of Representatives,
the following procedures shall apply to a joint
resolution of disapproval received from the Senate
(unless the House of Representatives has already passed
a joint resolution relating to the same proposed
action):
``(i) The joint resolution shall be
referred to the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives.
``(ii) If the Committee on Armed Services
of the House of Representatives has not
reported the joint resolution within two
calendar days after the date of referral, that
committee shall be discharged from further
consideration of the joint resolution.
``(iii) Beginning on the third legislative
day after the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives reports the joint
resolution to the House of Representatives or
has been discharged from further consideration
thereof, it shall be in order to move to
proceed to consider the joint resolution in the
House of Representatives. All points of order
against the motion are waived. Such a motion
shall not be in order after the House of
Representatives has disposed of a motion to
proceed on the joint resolution. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the
motion to its adoption without intervening
motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
motion is disposed of shall not be in order.
``(iv) The joint resolution shall be
considered as read. All points of order against
the joint resolution and against its
consideration are waived. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the joint
resolution to final passage without intervening
motion except two hours of debate equally
divided and controlled by the sponsor of the
joint resolution (or a designee) and an
opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on
passage of the joint resolution shall not be in
order.
``(C) Inapplicability to revenue measure in house
of representatives.--The provisions of this paragraph
shall not apply in the House of Representatives to a
joint resolution of disapproval that is a revenue
measure.
``(D) Rules of senate and house of
representatives.--This paragraph is enacted by
Congress--
``(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking
power of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, respectively, and as such is
deemed a part of the rules of each House,
respectively, and supersedes other rules only
to the extent that it is inconsistent with such
rules; and
``(ii) with full recognition of the
constitutional right of either House to change
the rules (so far as relating to the procedure
of that House) at any time, in the same manner,
and to the same extent as in the case of any
other rule of that House.
``(5) Congressional intent.--If a joint resolution of
disapproval with respect to the deployment of the Armed Forces
in a particular location is not introduced or enacted, no court
or agency may infer any intent of Congress from any action or
inaction of Congress with regard to such joint resolution of
disapproval.
``(d) Severability.--If any provision of this section, or any
application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to
be unconstitutional, the remainder of this section and the application
of this section to any other person or circumstance shall not be
affected.''.
SEC. 3. TERMINATION AUTHORITY FOR SECTION 12406 ACTIVATIONS.
Section 12406 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Whenever--'' and inserting ``(a) In
General.--Whenever''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(b) Congressional Authority To Terminate.--Congress may terminate
any activation pursuant to subsection (a) at any time by enacting a
joint resolution of disapproval.
``(c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--In this section, the term
`joint resolution of disapproval' has the meanings given such term
under subsection (c) of section 1385 of title 18.
``(d) Severability.--If any provision of this section, or any
application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to
be unconstitutional, the remainder of this section and the application
of this section to any other person or circumstance shall not be
affected.''.
SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal
year 2026, for ``Department of Justice--State and Local Law Enforcement
Activities--Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law Enforcement
Assistance'', there is appropriated--
(1) $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as
authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et
seq.) (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for
Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of title I of that Act shall
not apply for purposes of this Act);
(2) $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a
community violence intervention and prevention initiative; and
(3) $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
emergency law enforcement assistance, as authorized by section
609M of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 50101),
to support any of the purposes specified in section 501 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10152), of which the President may direct not greater than
$10,000,000 per law enforcement emergency, as defined in
section 609N of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C.
50102), with the approval of the chief executive of the State
and locality, to support State and local law enforcement.
(b) Community-Oriented Policing Hiring.--In addition to amounts
otherwise appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for fiscal year 2026, there is appropriated $100,000,000,
to remain available until expended, for grants for the hiring and
rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under section
1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34
U.S.C. 10381).
(c) Prohibition.--None of the amounts made available under this
section may be used to fund the assignment of Federal law enforcement
personnel to States and localities.
(d) Emergency Designation.--Amounts appropriated under subsections
(a) and (b) are designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to
legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the
House of Representatives.
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