Support legislation to give Congress authority to terminate exceptions to the Posse Comitatus Act's prohibition on using the armed forces for domestic law enforcement.

Jimmy Panetta · California · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support H.R. 10697, the No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026, to amend titles 18 and 10 of the U.S. Code.. Promised outcome: Congress would have authority to terminate exceptions to the prohibition on using the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Cosponsorship of H.R. 10697 in the 119th Congress while serving as U.S. Representative for California's 19th District.

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Action Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Vindman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Rules, Appropriations, and the Budget, 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 Bill Number H.R. 10697 Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Short Title No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026 Full Title To amend titles 18 and 10, United States Code, to provide for congressional authority to terminate exceptions authorized to the prohibition on the use of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus, and for other purposes.

Panetta is listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 10697, a bill to amend federal law to provide congressional authority to terminate exceptions to the prohibition on using the armed forces as posse comitatus.

H.R. 10697 (IH) - No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10697ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Action Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Vindman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Rules, Appropriations, and the Budget

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records Panetta as an original supporter of H.R. 10697 and shows the measure was introduced and referred to committees, not enacted, as of the listed action.

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H.R. 10697 (IH) - No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10697ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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To amend titles 18 and 10, United States Code, to provide for congressional authority to terminate exceptions authorized to the prohibition on the use of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus, and for other purposes.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text matches the commitment by proposing congressional authority to terminate exceptions to the Posse Comitatus Act prohibition, but the record found only introduction/referal rather than enactment.

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H.R. 10697 Introduced in House - No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026 - GovInfo Bill Text
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Public state: delivered As of 2026-10-12 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment is to support H.R. 10697, the No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026, not to secure enactment. Verified GovInfo text names Mr. Panetta among the members for whom the bill was introduced, and the bill text matches the promised policy of giving Congress authority to terminate specified posse comitatus exceptions. There is no verified evidence of enactment, but introduction/original support satisfies this support-legislation commitment.

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