[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3449 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3449
To provide for limitations on domestic deployments of National Guard
members.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 11, 2025
Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Van Hollen,
Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To provide for limitations on domestic deployments of National Guard
members.
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 ``Notification of Troop Involvement
and Congressional Engagement Act'' or the ``NOTICE Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON DOMESTIC DEPLOYMENTS OF NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS.
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) Notification Requirement.--(1) Not later than 24 hours before
calling into Federal service members and units of the National Guard of
any State under subsection (a), the President shall notify Congress of
the planned deployment.
``(2) The notice required under paragraph (1) shall assert a good-
faith claim for federalizing the National Guard and describe with
specificity--
``(A)(i) the invasion, including the United States
territory, the foreign power, and the act or acts of the
foreign power that constitute an invasion necessitating the use
of authority pursuant to subsection (a)(1);
``(ii) the rebellion against the authority of the
Government of the United States, including the place and time
of the rebellion, the person, persons, or group engaged in the
rebellion, and the activities of those engaged in the rebellion
necessitating the use of authority pursuant to subsection
(a)(2); or
``(iii) the laws of the United States which the President
is unable to execute, the reasons that regular forces are
unable to execute the law, and, where the President is taking
such action without the consent of the Governor of the State,
evidence of the Governor's inability or refusal to provide for
the safety and welfare of the public, or the Governor's refusal
to obey a court order, or other active steps the Governor has
taken to obstruct the President from faithfully executing the
law;
``(B) the geographical area where the National Guard will
be called to and the duration of the federalization of the
National Guard;
``(C) the training received by the National Guard unit or
units expected to be deployed and interacting with civilian
populations, including restrictions under section 1385 of title
18; and
``(D) the chain of command the National Guard unit or units
will be placed under and their requirements to communicate with
state and local forces.
``(c) Notification Requirement for Longer Deployments.--(1) If a
deployment under this section lasts longer than 48 hours, the President
shall notify Congress of the continued deployment in writing and
provide subsequent updates every 72 hours thereafter.
``(2) The notice required under paragraph (1) shall assert a good-
faith claim for the continued deployment of the National Guard and
describe with specificity the conditions described under subsection
(b)(2), including any changes to the conditions since the prior
notice.''.
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