H.R. 4998

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4998 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4998

To provide for congressional oversight of domestic use of the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 19, 2025

Mr. Liccardo (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. 
Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Min, 
Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Tran, Mr. Panetta, Ms. 
Velazquez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. 
Morrison, Mr. Fields, Mr. Whitesides, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Ivey, Mr. 
Veasey, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Bynum, Ms. Scanlon, 
Ms. Crockett, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. McBride, Mr. 
Horsford, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Rivas, Ms. 
Stansbury, Ms. Dexter, Ms. Garcia of Texas, and Ms. Escobar) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services

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A BILL

To provide for congressional oversight of domestic use of the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding the Use of the National 
Guard Act'' or the ``SUN Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF DOMESTIC USE OF THE RESERVE 
COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not later 
than 15 days after the date on which the President deploys or otherwise 
uses members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces at a location 
in the United States pursuant to chapter 13 or 15 of title 10, United 
States Code, or any other law or authority--
(1) the President shall submit to Congress a report on the 
use or deployment that includes--
(A) the precise legal basis and goals of the 
President for the deployment or other use, including 
any evidence substantiating the assessment of the 
President;
(B) a description of the effect of such deployment 
or use on any situation identified in such 
justification, including any specific reports of any 
interactions between members of the Armed Forces and 
civilians engaged in violence or threats of violence;
(C) reports from local and State law enforcement 
agencies describing any such interactions, including 
the extent of actual violence or threat of violence, 
and the assessment of such agencies of the propriety of 
deployment or other use of members of the Armed Forces;
(D) an identification of the total cost to the 
Federal Government of such deployment or use, including 
any indirect costs borne by the Department of Defense 
and civilians called up to serve in the National Guard; 
and
(E) a certification that such deployment or use of 
the members of the reserve component will not interfere 
with the ability of the Armed Forces to respond in the 
event of a disaster that could be covered by a 
presidential declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.); and
(2) the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall provide to 
Congress a briefing on whether the deployment or use of the 
reserve components resulted in a reduction of violence and met 
the stated goals identified by the President under paragraph 
(1)(A).
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the 
use or deployment of members of the Armed Forces at a location in the 
United States pursuant to a presidential declaration under the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) in response to a natural disaster or other weather-
related event.
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