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
Condemning the deployment of Federal military and National Guard
forces into American cities and opposing any such action in
this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States establishes a
Federal system that divides powers between the national and
state governments, reserving to the states and to the people the
powers not expressly granted to the Federal Government; and
WHEREAS, The Posse Comitatus Act strictly limits the use of
the United States military in domestic law enforcement
activities except when expressly authorized by the Congress of
the United States; and
WHEREAS, In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has
deployed federalized National Guard units and active duty
military forces into several American cities, including
Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; and Chicago,
Illinois, over the objections of state and local officials; and
WHEREAS, These deployments have drawn widespread public
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outcry, judicial intervention and statements of opposition from
elected leaders in those states, who have described the actions
as unconstitutional, coercive and dangerous to democratic
governance; and
WHEREAS, The use of military force against Americans engaged
in protest or civic expression threatens the principles of free
speech, free assembly and civilian control of government; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth, as a sovereign state within the
union, maintains its own National Guard under the command of the
Governor, and that authority must not be usurped by a unilateral
order from the Federal Executive Branch; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania opposes any deployment of Federal troops or
federalized National Guard units into our cities, including
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh or any other municipality, without the
consent of the Governor and in violation of our State
sovereignty; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania has a responsibility to defend the rights of
Pennsylvanians against unlawful Federal intrusion, including the
militarization of domestic civil affairs; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania condemn the deployment of Federal
military and National Guard forces into American cities and
opposes any such action in this Commonwealth; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania condemn the use of Federal military
and National Guard forces to suppress peaceful assembly, protest
or other constitutionally protected activities in this
Commonwealth; and be it further
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania declare that an attempt by the
Federal Government to deploy military forces in Pennsylvania
cities would be an unconstitutional abuse of power and a direct
violation of the principles of federalism; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Governor of Pennsylvania,
the Attorney General of Pennsylvania and each State agency to
take all available legal action to resist and prevent any such
deployment within this Commonwealth; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania call upon the Congress of the
United States to conduct immediate oversight into the Trump
Administration's use of military force against civilians and to
reaffirm statutory limits on domestic military deployment; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the President of the United States, the United States Secretary
of War, the President pro tempore of the United States Senate,
the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the United States
Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of
Representatives, the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the
United States House of Representatives, the Governor of
Pennsylvania and the Attorney General of Pennsylvania.
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