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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7192

Introduced

Hands Off Greenland Act

Sponsor
DBrad Sherman· California
Introduced
January 21, 2026
Policy area
International Affairs
Latest action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.January 21, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7192 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7192

To prohibit the United States from deploying or otherwise assigning any 
troops for duty to Greenland except at the invitation of the Kingdom of 
Denmark, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 21, 2026

Mr. Sherman (for himself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committee on Armed Services, 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

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit the United States from deploying or otherwise assigning any 
troops for duty to Greenland except at the invitation of the Kingdom of 
Denmark, 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 ``Hands Off Greenland Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SENDING TROOPS.

On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
may not deploy or otherwise assign any member of the United States 
Armed Forces for duty to Greenland except in response to an explicit 
invitation of the Kingdom of Denmark. No Federal funds are authorized 
to be made available to deploy or otherwise assign such troops on or 
after such date of enactment, except those deployed at the explicit 
invitation of the Kingdom of Denmark.
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