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119-s-2386119th Congress

Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act

Sponsored By: Senator Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Introduced

Summary

Limits federal crowd-control deployments. The bill would restrict when and how federal law enforcement officers and members of the armed forces may be used for crowd or riot control inside the United States and would require on-duty identification and public notice.

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  • Federal officers and military members engaged in crowd control would have to display their agency and last name or a unique identifier. Military members would also display rank.
  • Covering identifying information or using unmarked vehicles to detain or arrest civilians during crowd-control actions would be banned.
  • Federal crowd-control authority would be confined to federal property and the immediate vicinity, including adjacent sidewalks and streets, except when a state governor and a local government head jointly request help in writing or when the Insurrection Act is invoked.
  • Arrests that violate these limits would be unlawful. Responsible agencies or armed forces would have to post a public notice within 24 hours on their website with deployment date, personnel counts by locality, mission type, detained civilians' locations and custody status, and any written request for assistance.

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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Limits on federal crowd control deployments

This bill would limit when Federal officers or troops can do crowd control. They could act only on Federal property or the sidewalk or street right next to it. They could act elsewhere only if a State Governor and a local leader jointly ask in writing, or the Insurrection Act is used. The bill would also require the responsible Federal agency or unit to post a public notice within 24 hours after any deployment. The notice would say the deployment date, how many personnel were in each locality, the mission, where detainees are held and under whose custody, and any written request for help.

Officer ID rules and unlawful arrest ban

This bill would require Federal officers and military members to show clear identification during crowd control. They would have to show their agency and last name or a unique ID. Military members would also show rank. They could not tape over or hide that ID. They could not use unmarked vehicles to arrest or detain people during crowd-control activity. The bill would make arrests unlawful if an officer hid required ID or acted outside the law's allowed locations.

Who counts as a federal officer

This bill would define who counts as a Federal law enforcement officer for these rules. It would include agency employees and contractors who are allowed by law or contract to do law enforcement work. It would also define what counts as a law enforcement function, and use current U.S. code to say who is a member of the armed forces.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

OR • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2025

  • Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 7/24/2025

  • Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 7/24/2025

  • Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

    VT • I

    Sponsored 7/24/2025

  • Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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