No Invading Allies Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1936 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1936

   To prohibit funds for the Armed Forces to engage in operations to 
 invade or seize territory from Canada, the Republic of Panama, or the 
                 self-governing territory of Greenland.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2025

Mr. Magaziner (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. 
   Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
  Swalwell, and Ms. Jayapal) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit funds for the Armed Forces to engage in operations to 
 invade or seize territory from Canada, the Republic of Panama, or the 
                 self-governing territory of Greenland.

    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 Invading Allies Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND POLICY.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to restrict the 
President from ordering or utilizing the United States Armed Forces to 
invade or seize territory from Canada, the Republic of Panama, and the 
self-governing territory of Greenland without a declaration of war, 
congressional authorization, or a national emergency created by attack 
or imminent threat of attack upon the United States, its territories or 
possessions, or its Armed Forces.
    (b) Policy.--The restriction described in subsection (a) serves to 
reaffirm that the United States--
            (1) remains committed to a rules-based international order 
        and democratic values;
            (2) honors our Nation's alliances and partnerships; and
            (3) stands against territorial aggression.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) Limitation.--No funds available for the United States Armed 
Forces may be obligated or expended for the Armed Forces to engage in 
operations to invade or seize territory from Canada, the Republic of 
Panama, or the self-governing territory of Greenland, in the absence 
of--
            (1) a declaration of war by Congress;
            (2) specific statutory authorization by Congress; or
            (3) a national emergency created by attack or imminent 
        threat of attack upon the United States, its territories or 
        possessions, or its Armed Forces.
    (b) Additional Limitation Relation to National Emergency.--Funds 
available for the United States Armed Forces may be obligated or 
expended for introduction of United States Armed Forces into 
hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in 
hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, by reason of a 
national emergency created by an attack or imminent threat of attack 
upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Armed 
Forces only during the 60-day period beginning on such date of 
introduction of United States Armed Forces.

SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed--
            (1) to alter the constitutional authority of Congress or of 
        the President, or the provisions of existing treaties; or
            (2) to apply to those activities approved and reported 
        pursuant to section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 
        (50 U.S.C. 3093).

SEC. 5. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``introduction of United States Armed 
Forces'' includes the assignment of members of such Armed Forces to 
command, coordinate, participate in the movement of, or accompany the 
regular or irregular military forces of any foreign country or 
government when such military forces are engaged, or there exists an 
imminent threat that such forces will become engaged, in hostilities.
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