,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gabi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjbj,mr4  
,cicilline 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,beyer1   
,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,welch1  
,mr4 ,neal1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1   
,mr4 ,deutch1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mrs4     
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 and ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of     
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to limit the authority of
 the ,president to use the militia or   
,armed ,forces to enforce ,federal      
authority or to provide ,federal aid to 
,state governments1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stop ,using        
,military ,force ,against ,civilians    
,act4  #b4 ,authority to use militia or 
armed forces to enforce ,federal        
authority or provide ,federal aid to    
,state governments  7a7 ,sense of       

,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that the use of authorities under       
chapter #ac of title #aj1 ,united       
,states ,code1 to abridge the exercise  
of rights guaranteed under the ,first   
,amendment to the ,constitution of the  
,united ,states1 including to silence   
protected demonstrations and protests1  
is unlawful and not in the interest of  
the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,limitation on
 duration of authority  7#a7 ,limitation
 ,chapter #ac of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#bef4 ,limitation on duration of        
authority  7a7 ,limitation on duration  
,subject to subsection 7b7 and except in
 the case of a natural disaster1 the    
authority to call into ,federal service 
or use the militia of a ,state or the   
armed forces pursuant to section #bea1  
#beb1 or #bec of this chapter with      
respect to one set of events shall      
expire after a period of not more than  
three days4 ,upon termination of such   

authority1 the ,president shall withdraw
 any militia or armed forces called into
 ,federal service or used pursuant to   
such sections4  7b7 ,congressional      
authorization for extension ,upon the   
termination of the period specified in  
subsection 7a71 the ,president may      
extend the authority referred to in such
 subsection for a period of not more    
than #ad days1 if a law is enacted      
specifically authorizing such extension4
 ,not more than two such authorizations 
for extension may be enacted into law   
with respect to any one set of events4  
4  7#b7 ,conforming amendments  7,a7    
,federal aid for ,state governments     
,section #bea of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,whenever and inserting ,subject to     
section #bef of this title1 whenever4   
7,b7 ,use of militia and armed forces to
 enforce ,federal authority ,section    
#beb of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by striking ,whenever 
and inserting ,subject to section #bef  

of this title1 whenever4  7,c7          
,interference with ,state and ,federal  
law ,section #bec of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,the ,president and inserting ,subject  
to section #bef of this title1 the      
,president4  7#c7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter #ac of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new item3  #bef4  
,limitation on duration of authority4  4
  7c7 ,inclusion of territories ,section
 #bee of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by striking ,guam and 
all that follows through the period and 
inserting each ,state of the ,united    
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1    
each commonwealth1 territory1 or        
possession of the ,united ,states1 and  
each federally recognized ,indian       
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