S. 3167

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3167 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3167

To provide for appropriate limitations on military deployments, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 7, 2025

Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To provide for appropriate limitations on military deployments, 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 ``No Troops in Our Streets Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION 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 follows: `A joint 
resolution expressing congressional disapproval of the 
deployment of Armed Forces in [_____].', with the blank 
space being filled with the location prohibited; 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 [_____] in [_____] for 
[____].', with the first blank space being filled with 
the title under which authority to send troops was 
provided, the second blank space being filled with a 
short description of the military actions prohibited, 
the third blank space being filled with the location 
where the deployment is prohibited, and the fourth 
blank space being filled with the duration of the 
prohibition.
``(2) Introduction.--A joint resolution of disapproval may 
be introduced--
``(A) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or the 
majority leader's designee) or the minority leader (or 
the minority leader's designee); and
``(B) in the House of Representatives, by the 
Speaker of the House or the minority leader.
``(3) Consideration in the senate.--
``(A) Committee referral.--A joint resolution of 
disapproval introduced in the Senate shall be referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
``(B) Reporting and discharge.--If the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate has not reported a joint 
resolution of disapproval within 5 calendar days after 
the date of referral of the joint resolution, that 
committee shall be discharged from further 
consideration of the joint resolution and the joint 
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
``(C) Proceeding to consideration.--Notwithstanding 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in 
order at any time after the Committee on Armed Services 
reports a joint resolution of disapproval to the Senate 
or has been discharged from consideration of such a 
joint resolution (even though a previous motion to the 
same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed 
to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all 
points of order against the joint resolution (and 
against consideration of the joint resolution) are 
waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The 
motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion 
to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to 
or disagreed to shall not be in order.
``(D) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals 
from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may 
be, to the procedure relating to a joint resolution of 
disapproval shall be decided without debate.
``(E) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in 
the Senate of any veto message with respect to a joint 
resolution of disapproval, including all debatable 
motions and appeals in connection with the joint 
resolution, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally 
divided between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader 
and the Minority Leader or their designees.
``(F) Floor consideration in the house of 
representatives.--If a committee of the House of 
Representatives to which a joint resolution of 
disapproval has been referred has not reported the 
joint resolution within 5 calendar days after the date 
of referral, that committee shall be discharged from 
further consideration of the joint resolution.
``(4) Rules relating to the senate and the house of 
representatives.--
``(A) Treatment of house of representatives joint 
resolution in senate.--
``(i) Receipt before passage of senate 
resolution.--If, before the passage by the 
Senate of a joint resolution of disapproval, 
the Senate receives an identical joint 
resolution from the House of Representatives, 
the following procedures shall apply:
``(I) That joint resolution shall 
not be referred to a committee.
``(II) With respect to that joint 
resolution--
``(aa) the procedure in the 
Senate shall be the same as if 
no joint resolution had been 
received from the House of 
Representatives; but
``(bb) the vote on passage 
shall be on the joint 
resolution from the House of 
Representatives.
``(ii) Receipt following passage of senate 
resolution.--If, following passage of a joint 
resolution of disapproval in the Senate, the 
Senate receives an identical joint resolution 
from the House of Representatives, that joint 
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
Senate calendar.
``(iii) No companion resolution.--If a 
joint resolution of disapproval is received 
from the House of Representatives, and no 
companion joint resolution has been introduced 
in the Senate, the Senate procedures under this 
subparagraph shall apply to the House of 
Representatives joint resolution.
``(B) Treatment of senate joint resolution in house 
of representatives.--In the House of Representatives, 
the following procedures shall apply to a joint 
resolution of disapproval received from the Senate 
(unless the House of Representatives has already passed 
a joint resolution relating to the same proposed 
action):
``(i) The joint resolution shall be 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives.
``(ii) If the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives has not 
reported the joint resolution within two 
calendar days after the date of referral, that 
committee shall be discharged from further 
consideration of the joint resolution.
``(iii) Beginning on the third legislative 
day after the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives reports the joint 
resolution to the House of Representatives or 
has been discharged from further consideration 
thereof, it shall be in order to move to 
proceed to consider the joint resolution in the 
House of Representatives. All points of order 
against the motion are waived. Such a motion 
shall not be in order after the House of 
Representatives has disposed of a motion to 
proceed on the joint resolution. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the 
motion to its adoption without intervening 
motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A 
motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
motion is disposed of shall not be in order.
``(iv) The joint resolution shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against 
the joint resolution and against its 
consideration are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
resolution to final passage without intervening 
motion except two hours of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the sponsor of the 
joint resolution (or a designee) and an 
opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on 
passage of the joint resolution shall not be in 
order.
``(C) Inapplicability to revenue measure in house 
of representatives.--The provisions of this paragraph 
shall not apply in the House of Representatives to a 
joint resolution of disapproval that is a revenue 
measure.
``(D) Rules of senate and house of 
representatives.--This paragraph is enacted by 
Congress--
``(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking 
power of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, respectively, and as such is 
deemed a part of the rules of each House, 
respectively, and supersedes other rules only 
to the extent that it is inconsistent with such 
rules; and
``(ii) with full recognition of the 
constitutional right of either House to change 
the rules (so far as relating to the procedure 
of that House) at any time, in the same manner, 
and to the same extent as in the case of any 
other rule of that House.
``(5) Congressional intent.--If a joint resolution of 
disapproval with respect to the deployment of the Armed Forces 
in a particular location is not introduced or enacted, no court 
or agency may infer any intent of Congress from any action or 
inaction of Congress with regard to such joint resolution of 
disapproval.
``(d) Severability.--If any provision of this section, or any 
application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to 
be unconstitutional, the remainder of this section and the application 
of this section to any other person or circumstance shall not be 
affected.''.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION AUTHORITY FOR SECTION 12406 ACTIVATIONS.

Section 12406 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Whenever--'' and inserting ``(a) In 
General.--Whenever''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(b) Congressional Authority To Terminate.--Congress may terminate 
any activation pursuant to subsection (a) at any time by enacting a 
joint resolution of disapproval.
``(c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--In this section, the term 
`joint resolution of disapproval' has the meanings given such term 
under subsection (c) of section 1385 of title 18.
``(d) Severability.--If any provision of this section, or any 
application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to 
be unconstitutional, the remainder of this section and the application 
of this section to any other person or circumstance shall not be 
affected.''.

SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal 
year 2026, for ``Department of Justice--State and Local Law Enforcement 
Activities--Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance'', there is appropriated--
(1) $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as 
authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et 
seq.) (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for 
Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of title I of that Act shall 
not apply for purposes of this Act);
(2) $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a 
community violence intervention and prevention initiative; and
(3) $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
emergency law enforcement assistance, as authorized by section 
609M of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 50101), 
to support any of the purposes specified in section 501 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10152), of which the President may direct not greater than 
$10,000,000 per law enforcement emergency, as defined in 
section 609N of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 
50102), with the approval of the chief executive of the State 
and locality, to support State and local law enforcement.
(b) Community-Oriented Policing Hiring.--In addition to amounts 
otherwise appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for fiscal year 2026, there is appropriated $100,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, for grants for the hiring and 
rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under section 
1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10381).
(c) Prohibition.--None of the amounts made available under this 
section may be used to fund the assignment of Federal law enforcement 
personnel to States and localities.
(d) Emergency Designation.--Amounts appropriated under subsections 
(a) and (b) are designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to 
legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives.
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