U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10697: No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To amend titles 18 and 10, United States Code, to provide for congressional authority to terminate exceptions authorized to the prohibition on the use of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend titles 18 and 10, United States Code, to provide for congressional authority to terminate exceptions authorized to the prohibition on the use of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To amend titles 18 and 10, United States Code, to provide for congressional authority to terminate exceptions authorized to the prohibition on the use of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Termination of exceptions authorized to prohibition on the use of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus (a) 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 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 [_____] …
Sponsors
- Pat Ryan (D, HD-018) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Deluzio (D, HD-PA-17)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D, HD-006)
- Maggie Goodlander (D, HD-002)
- Jimmy Panetta (D)
- Eugene Vindman (D, HD-007)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Rules, Appropriations, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB10697?
- HB10697 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026.
- What does HB10697 do?
- In its own words: To amend titles 18 and 10, United States Code, to provide for congressional authority to terminate exceptions authorized to the prohibition on the use of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10697?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Rules, Appropriations, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10697?
- Pat Ryan (D, HD-018), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10697?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10697
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