Introduce and support legislation to limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control.

S.2386 Cosponsored — A bill to limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes.

Coons cosponsored a bill to restrict the deployment of federal law enforcement for crowd control.

Sponsored and Co-sponsored Legislation
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Congress.gov lists S.2386, the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act, with official title: "A bill to limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes." Sponsor is Sen. Jeff Merkley, introduced 07/22/2025. Cosponsors include Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] on 07/24/2025. Latest action: read twice and referred to Senate Judiciary; status introduced.

Coons supported the relevant legislation by cosponsoring S.2386 in 2025, but he was not the introducer and the bill had not advanced beyond referral in the cited record.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov All Information for S.2386, 119th Congress
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The introduced text says S.2386 is "To limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control." Section 2 is titled "Limitation on Use of Federal Law Enforcement Officers for Crowd Control" and would require visible identification, bar obscuring identification, prohibit use of unmarked vehicles for arrests, and generally limit crowd control, riot control, or protest-related arrests to federal property or its immediate vicinity unless state/local officials request support or the Insurrection Act is invoked.

The bill Coons cosponsored directly matches the promise’s policy substance, but cosponsorship is support rather than personal introduction.

partial same_term A for effort

S.2386 Introduced Bill Text, 119th Congress
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The Congressional Record lists Amendment No. 3927 with purpose: "To limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes." On Rollcall Vote No. 569, Coons is listed under YEAS. The result was yeas 47, nays 50, and "The amendment (No. 3927) was rejected."

Coons voted for a related amendment, showing concrete support, but the amendment failed.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Record, Senate, October 9, 2025, Amendment No. 3927
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Congress.gov lists S.4220, the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley and introduced 07/20/2020. Its official title was "A bill to limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes." Coons is listed as a cosponsor dated 07/22/2020. Latest action: read twice and referred to Senate Judiciary; status introduced.

Before the later 2025 bill, Coons had already cosponsored the same crowd-control-limitation legislation in 2020; it did not advance beyond introduction.

partial unknown A for effort

Congress.gov All Information for S.4220, 116th Congress
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Section 1064, titled "Requirements for use of Federal law enforcement personnel, active duty members of the Armed Forces, and National Guard personnel in support of Federal authorities to respond to civil disturbances," added 10 U.S.C. 723. It requires personnel supporting federal authorities in response to a civil disturbance to visibly display a unique name or identifier and employing armed force or federal entity, with exceptions for non-uniformed regular duties and undercover operations.

A narrower identification requirement became law, partially addressing federal personnel at civil disturbances but not enacting the broader S.4220/S.2386 limits on federal crowd-control authority.

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H.R.6395 Enrolled Bill Text, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
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The Senate roll call for the H.R.6395 conference report says the vote result was "Conference Report Agreed to" by 84 yeas to 13 nays. Coons (D-DE) is listed as Yea.

Coons voted for the enacted NDAA that included the narrower federal-law-enforcement identification provision, supporting partial implementation of the broader promise area.

partial unknown A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 264, 116th Congress, H.R.6395 Conference Report
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