HR 336 — A Resolution condemning the deployment of Federal military and National Guard forces into American cities and opposing any such action in this Commonwealth.

PRINTER'S NO.   2429

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 336
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY WAXMAN, KINKEAD, McNEILL, PIELLI, VITALI, HILL-
        EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, KHAN, SANCHEZ, RIVERA AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
        OCTOBER 7, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
        PREPAREDNESS, OCTOBER 8, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Condemning the deployment of Federal military and National Guard
 2      forces into American cities and opposing any such action in
 3      this Commonwealth.
 4      WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States establishes a
 5   Federal system that divides powers between the national and
 6   state governments, reserving to the states and to the people the
 7   powers not expressly granted to the Federal Government; and
 8      WHEREAS, The Posse Comitatus Act strictly limits the use of
 9   the United States military in domestic law enforcement
10   activities except when expressly authorized by the Congress of
11   the United States; and
12      WHEREAS, In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has
13   deployed federalized National Guard units and active duty
14   military forces into several American cities, including
15   Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; and Chicago,
16   Illinois, over the objections of state and local officials; and
17      WHEREAS, These deployments have drawn widespread public
 1   outcry, judicial intervention and statements of opposition from
 2   elected leaders in those states, who have described the actions
 3   as unconstitutional, coercive and dangerous to democratic
 4   governance; and
 5      WHEREAS, The use of military force against Americans engaged
 6   in protest or civic expression threatens the principles of free
 7   speech, free assembly and civilian control of government; and
 8      WHEREAS, This Commonwealth, as a sovereign state within the
 9   union, maintains its own National Guard under the command of the
10   Governor, and that authority must not be usurped by a unilateral
11   order from the Federal Executive Branch; and
12      WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
13   Pennsylvania opposes any deployment of Federal troops or
14   federalized National Guard units into our cities, including
15   Philadelphia, Pittsburgh or any other municipality, without the
16   consent of the Governor and in violation of our State
17   sovereignty; and
18      WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
19   Pennsylvania has a responsibility to defend the rights of
20   Pennsylvanians against unlawful Federal intrusion, including the
21   militarization of domestic civil affairs; therefore be it
22      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
23   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania condemn the deployment of Federal
24   military and National Guard forces into American cities and
25   opposes any such action in this Commonwealth; and be it further
26      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
27   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania condemn the use of Federal military
28   and National Guard forces to suppress peaceful assembly, protest
29   or other constitutionally protected activities in this
30   Commonwealth; and be it further

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 1      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
 2   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania declare that an attempt by the
 3   Federal Government to deploy military forces in Pennsylvania
 4   cities would be an unconstitutional abuse of power and a direct
 5   violation of the principles of federalism; and be it further
 6      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
 7   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Governor of Pennsylvania,
 8   the Attorney General of Pennsylvania and each State agency to
 9   take all available legal action to resist and prevent any such
10   deployment within this Commonwealth; and be it further
11      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
12   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania call upon the Congress of the
13   United States to conduct immediate oversight into the Trump
14   Administration's use of military force against civilians and to
15   reaffirm statutory limits on domestic military deployment; and
16   be it further
17      RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
18   the President of the United States, the United States Secretary
19   of War, the President pro tempore of the United States Senate,
20   the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the United States
21   Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of
22   Representatives, the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the
23   United States House of Representatives, the Governor of
24   Pennsylvania and the Attorney General of Pennsylvania.




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