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H.R. 5604

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5604, the National Guard Proper Use Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 26, 2025 by Rep. Andrea Salinas (D) with 32 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Sep 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 5604 has 32 co-sponsors.

hb5604/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5604 IH: National Guard Proper Use Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-26
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5604  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 26, 2025   Ms. Salinas  (for herself and  Ms. Tokuda ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to prohibit the use of a member of the Armed Forces to enforce the immigration laws.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   National Guard Proper Use Act  .
2.
Prohibition on enforcement of immigration laws by members of the Armed Forces
(a)
Title 10
 Chapter 49  of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 974  the following new section:
975.
Prohibition on enforcement of immigration laws
In accordance with section 1385 of title 18 (commonly referred to as the  Posse Comitatus Act ), a member of the Armed Forces may not be ordered to perform duty under this title to enforce, or to support the enforcement of, the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )).
 .
(b)
Title 32
 Chapter 3  of title 32, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 329  the following new section:
330.
Prohibition on enforcement of immigration laws
In accordance with section 1385 of title 18 (commonly referred to as the  Posse Comitatus Act ), a member of the National Guard may not be ordered to perform duty under this title to enforce, or to support the enforcement of, the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )).
 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-09-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Sep 26, 2025

hb5604/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (09/26/2025)

National Guard Proper Use Act

This bill prohibits, in accordance with the Posse Comitatus Act, members of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard from being ordered to enforce immigration laws. Generally, the Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the use of the military for civil law enforcement purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Andrea Salinas (D) sponsors H.R. 5604, and 32 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5604 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Sep 26, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5604 has taken 2 actions since Sep 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 5604 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5604 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • National Guard Proper Use Act — Display Title
  • National Guard Proper Use Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to prohibit the use of a member of the Armed Forces to enforce the immigration laws. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5604 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Defense, Health Issues, Agriculture, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Foreign Relations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP—District of Columbia12—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia11—
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST—New York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP12—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION11—
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ISAAC BOWERS112
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS111
ELLEN FLENNIKEN111
HADDY GASSAMA111
JENNIFER QUIGLEY111
KATE VOIGT111
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY111
KIMBERLY CONWAY111
MADISON ROBERTS111
MICHAEL LITT111
NAUREEN SHAH111
NINA PATEL111
ROBYN BARNARD111
SARAH MEHTA111
TARA PALMER STUTSMAN111
VANIA LEVEILLE111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$520K4th Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRSTHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST2025 fourth_quarter$59.6K4th Quarter - Report
U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUPU.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUPU.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5604 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5604’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr5604/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5604, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 158 (Friday, September 26, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SALINAS:H.R. 5604.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H4503]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com