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To provide for congressional oversight of domestic use of the National Guard, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the President to submit a report to Congress within 15 days of deploying or using the National Guard at any location within the United States. The report must include the legal basis and goals of the deployment, its effects on the situation that justified it, and reports from local and state law enforcement regarding any interactions with civilians and their assessment of the deployment's appropriateness. The President must also estimate the total federal cost of the deployment and certify that it will not interfere with the Armed Forces' ability to respond to disasters under federal law. The reporting requirement does not apply to National Guard deployments in response to natural disasters or weather-related emergencies.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
6 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Sep 15, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Sep 15, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 15, 2025
Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To provide for congressional oversight of domestic use of the National Guard, 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 NATIONAL GUARD.
(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 the National Guard 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, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the use or deployment that includes—
(1) the precise legal basis and goals of the President for the deployment or other use, including any evidence substantiating the assessment of the President;
(2) 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 National Guard and civilians engaged in violence or threats of violence;
(3) 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 National Guard;
(4) an estimate of the total cost to the Federal Government for the entirety of the deployment or use, including any indirect costs to the Department of Defense; and
(5) a certification that such deployment or use of the members of the National Guard 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.).
(b) Exception.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the use or deployment of members of the National Guard 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. <all>
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