,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cijb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,insurrection ,act to curtail violations
 against the civil liberties of the     
people of the ,united ,states1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,curtailing    
,insurrection act ,violations of        
,individuals' ,liberties ,act or the    
,,civil ,act4  #b4 ,federal aid for     
,state governments ,section #bea of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  #bea4      
,federal aid for ,state governments  7a7
 ,authority ,whenever there is an       
insurrection in any ,state against its  
government1 the ,president may1 upon the
 request of the governor of the ,state  
concerned1 call into ,federal service   
such of the militia of the other        

,states1 in the number requested by the 
governor of the ,state concerned1 and   
use such of the armed forces1 as the    
,president considers necessary to       
suppress the insurrection4  7b7         
,certification to ,congress ,the        
,president may not invoke the authority 
under this section unless the           
,president1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 
and the ,attorney ,general certify to   
,congress that the governor of the      
,state concerned has requested the aid  
described in subsection 7a7 to suppress 
an insurrection4  4  #c4 ,use of militia
 and armed forces to enforce ,federal   
authority ,section #beb of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  #beb4 ,use of militia 
and armed forces to enforce ,federal    
authority  7a7 ,authority ,whenever     
unlawful obstructions1 combinations1 or 
assemblages1 or rebellion against the   
authority of the ,united ,states1 make  
it impracticable to enforce the laws of 
the ,united ,states in any ,state by the

 ordinary course of judicial            
proceedings1 the ,president may call    
into ,federal service such of the       
militia of any ,state1 and use such of  
the armed forces1 as the ,president     
considers necessary to enforce those    
laws or to suppress the rebellion4  7b7 
,certification to ,congress  7#a7 ,the  
,president may not invoke the authority 
under this section unless the           
,president1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 
and the ,attorney ,general certify to   
,congress that the ,state concerned is  
unable or unwilling to suppress an      
unlawful obstruction1 combination1 or   
assemblage1 or rebellion against the    
authority of the ,united ,states        
described in subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,a   
certification under paragraph 7#a7 shall
 include the following3 7,a7 ,a         
description of the circumstances        
necessitating the invocation of the     
authority under this section4  7,b7     
,demonstrable evidence that the ,state  
concerned is unable or unwilling to     

suppress such unlawful obstruction1     
combination1 or assemblage1 or rebellion
 against the authority of the ,united   
,states1 and a legal justification for  
resorting to the authority under this   
section to so suppress4  7,c7 ,a        
description of the mission1 scope1 and  
duration of use of members of the armed 
forces under this section4  4  #d4      
,interference with ,state and ,federal  
,law ,section #bec of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended to read as   
follows3  #bec4 ,interference with      
,state and ,federal law  7a7 ,authority 
7#a7 ,the ,president1 by using the      
militia or the armed forces1 or both1 or
 by any other means1 shall take such    
measures as he considers necessary to   
suppress1 in a ,state1 any insurrection1
 domestic violence1 unlawful            
combination1 or conspiracy1 if it-- 7,a7
 so hinders the execution of the laws of
 that ,state1 and of the ,united ,states
 within the ,state1 that any part or    
class of its people is deprived of a    

right1 privilege1 immunity1 or          
protection named in the ,constitution   
and secured by law1 and the constituted 
authorities of that ,state are unable1  
fail1 or refuse to protect that right1  
privilege1 or immunity1 or to give that 
protection2 or  7,b7 opposes or         
obstructs the execution of the ,federal 
or ,state laws to protect the civil     
rights of the people of the ,united     
,states under the ,constitution and     
impedes the course of justice under     
those laws4  7#b7 ,in any situation     
covered by paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the     
,state shall be considered to have      
denied the equal protection of the laws 
secured by the ,constitution4  7b7      
,certification to ,congress  7#a7 ,the  
,president may not invoke the authority 
under this section unless the           
,president1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 
and the ,attorney ,general certify to   
,congress that the ,state concerned is  
unable or unwilling to suppress an      
insurrection1 domestic violence1 an     

unlawful combination1 or a conspiracy   
described in subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,a   
certification under paragraph 7#a7 shall
 include the following3 7,a7 ,a         
description of the circumstances        
necessitating the invocation of the     
authority under this section4  7,b7     
,demonstrable evidence that the ,state  
concerned is unable or unwilling to     
suppress such insurrection1 domestic    
violence1 unlawful combination1 or      
conspiracy1 and a legal justification   
for resorting to the authority under    
this section to so suppress4  7,c7 ,a   
description of the mission1 scope1 and  
duration of use of members of the armed 
forces under this section4  4  #e4      
,consultation with ,congress  7#a7 ,in  
general ,chapter #ac of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #bef4 ,consultation ,the      
,president1 in every possible instance1 
shall consult with ,congress before     
invoking the authority under section    

#bea1 #beb1 or #bec4  4  7#b7 ,technical
 and conforming 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       
following3  #bef4 ,consultation4  4  #f4
 ,termination and extension of authority
 under the ,insurrection ,act  7a7 ,in  
general ,chapter #ac of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 as amended by    
section #e1 is further amended by adding
 at the end the following new section3  
#beg4 ,termination of authority and     
expedited procedures for extension by   
joint resolution of ,congress  7a7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
#ad-;day period ,with respect to an     
invocation of authority under section   
#bea1 #beb1 or #bec1 the term #ad-;day  
period means1 as applicable-- 7,a7 in   
the case of an invocation of authority  
on a date on which ,congress is in      
session1 the period beginning on the    
date on which the ,president invokes    
such authority and ending on the date   

that is #ad calendar days after the date
 of such invocation2 or  7,b7 in the    
case of an invocation of authority on a 
date on which ,congress is adjourned1   
the period beginning on the date on     
which the next session of ,congress     
commences and ending on the date that is
 #ad calendar days after the date of    
such commencement4  7#b7 ,joint         
resolution ,the term joint resolution   
means a joint resolution-- 7,a7 that is 
introduced with respect to the          
invocation of authority under section   
#bea1 #beb1 or #bec during the #ad-;day 
period2  7,b7 which does not have a     
preamble2  7,c7 the title of which is as
 follows3 ,joint resolution relating to 
the extension of authority for purposes 
of  of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1
 the blank space being filled in with   
whether the extension relates to the    
provision of ,federal aid for ,state    
governments under section #bea1 the use 
of militia and armed forces to enforce  
,federal authority under section #beb1  

or the suppression of interference with 
,state and ,federal law under section   
#bec2 and  7,d7 the matter after the    
resolving clause of which is as follows3
 ,that ,congress extends the authority  
to 1 invoked by the ,president on  41   
the first blank space being filled in   
with whether the extension relates to   
the provision of ,federal aid for ,state
 governments1 the use of militia and    
armed forces to enforce ,federal        
authority1 or the suppression of        
interference with ,state and ,federal   
law1 and the second blank space being   
filled in with the date on which the    
,president invoked such authority4  7b7 
,joint resolution enacted               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section1 if1 not later than the    
last day of the #ad-;day period1 there  
is enacted into law a joint resolution1 
the period of such authority shall be   
extended for a period to be determined  
by ,congress and expressed in the joint 
resolution4  7c7 ,joint resolution not  

enacted ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of this section1 if a joint   
resolution is not enacted on or before  
the last day of the #ad-;day period--   
7#a7 such authority invoked by the      
,president shall terminate2 and  7#b7   
the ,president may not1 at any time     
after the #ad-;day period1 re-invoke    
authority under section #bea1 #beb1 or  
#bec1 unless there has been a material  
and significant change in factual       
circumstances1 and such circumstances   
are provided in a new certification to  
,congress4  7d7 ,expedited consideration
 in ,house of ,representatives  7#a7    
,reconvening ,upon invocation by the    
,president of the authority under       
section #bea1 #beb1 or #bec1 the        
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives1 if the ,house of      
,representatives would otherwise be     
adjourned1 shall notify the ,members of 
the ,house of ,representatives that1    
pursuant to this section1 the ,house of 
,representatives shall convene not later

 than #c calendar days after the date of
 such invocation4  7#b7 ,reporting and  
discharge ,any committee of the ,house  
of ,representatives to which a joint    
resolution is referred shall report it  
to the ,house of ,representatives not   
later than #g calendar days after the   
last day of the #ad-;day period1 there  
is enacted into law a joint resolution4 
,if a committee fails to report the     
joint resolution within that period1 the
 committee shall be discharged from     
further consideration of the joint      
resolution and the joint resolution     
shall be referred to the appropriate    
calendar4  7#c7 ,proceeding to          
consideration  7,a7 ,in general ,after  
each committee authorized to consider a 
joint resolution reports it to the      
,house of ,representatives or has been  
discharged from its consideration1 it   
shall be in order1 not later than #g    
calendar days after the last day of the 
#ad-;day period1 to move to proceed to  
consider the joint resolution in the    

,house of ,representatives4  7,b7       
,procedure ,for a motion to proceed to  
consider a joint resolution-- 7i7 all   
points of order against the motion are  
waived2  7ii7 such a motion shall not be
 in order after the ,house of           
,representatives has disposed of a      
motion to proceed on the joint          
resolution2  7iii7 the previous question
 shall be considered as ordered on the  
motion to its adoption without          
intervening motion2  7iv7 the motion    
shall not be debatable2 and  7v7 a      
motion to reconsider the vote by which  
the motion is disposed of shall not be  
in order4  7#d7 ,consideration ,if the  
,house of ,representatives proceeds to  
consideration of a joint resolution--   
7,a7 the joint resolution shall be      
considered as read2  7,b7 all points of 
order against the joint resolution and  
against its consideration are waived2   
7,c7 the previous question shall be     
considered as ordered on the joint      
resolution to its passage without       

intervening motion except #aj hours of  
debate equally divided and controlled by
 the proponent and an opponent2  7,d7 an
 amendment to the joint resolution shall
 not be in order2 and  7,e7 a motion to 
reconsider the vote on passage of the   
joint resolution shall not be in order4 
7e7 ,expedited consideration in ,senate 
7#a7 ,reconvening ,upon invocation by   
the ,president of the authority under   
section #bea1 #beb1 or #bec1 if the     
,senate has adjourned or recessed for   
more than #b calendar days1 the majority
 leader of the ,senate1 after           
consultation with the minority leader of
 the ,senate1 shall notify the ,members 
of the ,senate that1 pursuant to this   
section1 the ,senate shall convene not  
later than #c calendar days after the   
date of such invocation4  7#b7          
,placement on calendar ,upon            
introduction in the ,senate1 the joint  
resolution shall be placed immediately  
on the calendar4  7#c7 ,proceeding to   
consideration  7,a7 ,in general         

,notwithstanding rule ,,xxii of the     
,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it is  
in order1 not later than #g calendar    
days after the last day of the #ad-;day 
period 7even though a previous motion to
 the same effect has been disagreed to7 
to move to proceed to the consideration 
of a joint resolution4  7,b7 ,procedure 
,for a motion to proceed to the         
consideration of a joint resolution--   
7i7 all points of order against the     
motion are waived2  7ii7 the motion is  
not debatable2  7iii7 the motion is not 
subject to a motion to postpone2  7iv7 a
 motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order2 and  7v7 if the  
motion is agreed to1 the joint          
resolution shall remain the unfinished  
business until disposed of4  7#d7 ,floor
 consideration  7,a7 ,in general ,if the
 ,senate proceeds to consideration of a 
joint resolution-- 7i7 all points of    
order against the joint resolution 7and 
against consideration of the joint      

resolution7 are waived2  7ii7           
consideration of the joint resolution1  
and all debatable motions and appeals in
 connection therewith1 shall be limited 
to not more than #aj hours1 which shall 
be divided equally between the majority 
and minority leaders or their designees2
  7iii7 a motion further to limit debate
 is in order and not debatable2  7iv7 an
 amendment to1 a motion to postpone1 or 
a motion to commit the joint resolution 
is not in order2 and  7v7 a motion to   
proceed to the consideration of other   
business is not in order4  7,b7 ,vote on
 passage ,the vote on passage shall     
occur immediately following the         
conclusion of the consideration of a    
joint resolution1 and a single quorum   
call at the conclusion of the debate if 
requested in accordance with the rules  
of the ,senate4  7,c7 ,rulings of the   
chair on procedure ,appeals from the    
decisions of the ,chair relating to the 
application of this subsection or the   
rules of the ,senate1 as the case may   

be1 to the procedure relating to a joint
 resolution shall be decided without    
debate4  7f7 ,rules relating to ,senate 
and ,house of ,representatives  7#a7    
,coordination with action by other house
 ,if1 before the passage by one ,house  
of a joint resolution of that ,house1   
that ,house receives from the other     
,house a joint resolution-- 7,a7 the    
joint resolution of the other ,house    
shall not be referred to a committee2   
and  7,b7 with respect to a joint       
resolution of the ,house receiving the  
resolution-- 7i7 the procedure in that  
,house shall be the same as if no joint 
resolution had been received from the   
other ,house2 and  7ii7 the vote on     
passage shall be on the joint resolution
 of the other ,house4  7#b7 ,treatment  
of joint resolution of other ,house ,if 
one ,house fails to introduce or        
consider a joint resolution under this  
subsection1 the joint resolution of the 
other ,house shall be entitled to       
expedited floor procedures under this   

section4  7#c7 ,treatment of companion  
measures ,if1 following passage of a    
joint resolution in the ,senate1 the    
,senate receives the companion measure  
from the ,house of ,representatives1 the
 companion measure shall not be         
debatable4  7#d7 ,consideration after   
passage  7,a7 ,period pending with      
president ,if ,congress passes a joint  
resolution-- 7i7 the period beginning on
 the date on which the ,president is    
presented with the joint resolution and 
ending on the date on which the         
,president signs1 allows to become law  
without signature1 or vetoes and returns
 the joint resolution 7but excluding    
days when either ,house is not in       
session7 shall be disregarded in        
determining whether the joint resolution
 was enacted before the last day of the 
#ad-;day period2 and  7ii7 the date that
 is the number of days in the period    
described in clause 7i7 after the       
#ad-;day period shall be substituted for
 the #ad-;day period for purposes of    

subsections 7b7 and 7c74  7,b7 ,vetoes  
,if the ,president vetoes the joint     
resolution1 consideration of a veto     
message in the ,senate under this       
section shall be not more than #b hours 
equally divided between the majority and
 minority leaders or their designees4   
7g7 ,rules of ,house of ,representatives
 and ,senate ,subsections 7d7 and 7e7   
and paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 and    
7#d77;,b7 of subsection 7f7 are enacted 
by ,congress-- 7#a7 as an exercise of   
the rulemaking power of the ,senate and 
,house of ,representatives1             
respectively1 and as such are deemed a  
part of the rules of each ,house1       
respectively1 but applicable only with  
respect to the procedure to be followed 
in that ,house in the case of a joint   
resolution1 and supersede other rules   
only to the extent that they are        
inconsistent with such rules2 and  7#b7 
with full recognition of the            
constitutional right of either ,house to
 change the rules 7so far as relating to

 the procedure of that ,house7 at any   
time1 in the same manner1 and to the    
same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that ,house4  4  7b7 ,technical 
and conforming amendment ,the table of  
sections at the beginning of chapter #ac
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as
 amended by section #e1 is further      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #beg4 ,termination of       
authority and expedited procedures for  
extension by joint resolution of        
,congress4  4  #g4 ,judicial review for 
injury resulting from use of the armed  
forces under the ,insurrection ,act  7a7
 ,in general ,chapter #ac of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 as amended by    
section #f1 is further amended by adding
 at the end the following new section3  
#beh4 ,judicial review  7a7 ,in general 
,notwithstanding1 and without prejudice 
to1 any other provision of law1 any     
individual or entity 7including a ,state
 or local government7 that is injured   
by1 or has a credible fear of injury    

from1 the use of members of the armed   
forces under this chapter may bring a   
civil action for declaratory or         
injunctive relief4 ,in any action under 
this section1 the district court shall  
have jurisdiction to decide any question
 of law or fact arising under this      
chapter1 including challenges to the    
legal basis for members of the armed    
forces to be acting under this chapter4 
7b7 ,expedited consideration ,it shall  
be the duty of the applicable district  
court of the ,united ,states and the    
,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states  
to advance on the docket and to expedite
 to the greatest possible extent the    
disposition of any matter brought under 
this section4  7c7 ,appeals  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,supreme ,court of the     
,united ,states shall have jurisdiction 
of an appeal from a final decision of a 
district court of the ,united ,states in
 a civil action brought under this      
section4  7#b7 ,filing deadline ,a party
 shall file an appeal under paragraph   

7#a7 not later than #cj days after the  
court issues a final decision under     
subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,technical and  
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections at the beginning of chapter #ac
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as
 amended by section #f1 is further      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #beh4 ,judicial review4  4  
#h4 ,restriction on direct participation
 by military personnel ,section #bge of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  #bge4      
,restriction on direct participation by 
military personnel  7a7 ,in general ,no 
activity 7including the provision of any
 equipment or facility or the assignment
 or detail of any personnel7 under this 
title shall include or permit direct    
participation by a member of the ,army1 
,navy1 ,air ,force1 or ,marine ,corps in
 a search1 seizure1 arrest1 or other    
similar activity unless participation in
 such activity by such member is        
otherwise expressly authorized by law4  

7b7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary of     
,defense shall prescribe such           
regulations as may be necessary to      
ensure compliance with subsection 7a74  
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