CIVIL Act

Summary

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Curtailing Insurrection act Violations of Individuals' Liberties Act or the CIVIL Act This bill prohibits the President from invoking authority to use military force to enforce federal authority or suppress an insurrection in a state unless a certification is made to Congress by the President, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Justice that a state governor has...

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(6/4/20)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Blumenthal

Senate (D) Connecticut

Cosponsors (10)

Brown

(D) OH

Leahy

(D) VT

Merkley

Senate (D) Oregon

Markey

Senate (D) Massachusetts

Gillibrand

Senate (D) New York

Whitehouse

Senate (D) Rhode Island

Van Hollen

Senate (D) Maryland

Wyden

Senate (D) Oregon

Baldwin

Senate (D) Wisconsin

Hirono

Senate (D) Hawaii

Topics

Government Spending & Operations

Human & Civil Rights

Defense

Law & The Judicial System

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Jun 4, 2020