Posse Comitatus Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:citation legal cases regarding military involvement in law enforcement
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_1385
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
National Guard under state authority
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted June 18, 1878
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Insurrection_Act
National Guard under federal authority
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Posse Comitatus Act
gptkbp:influencedBy concerns over military involvement in domestic affairs after the Civil War
gptkbp:longTitle gptkb:An_Act_making_appropriations_for_the_support_of_the_Army_for_the_fiscal_year_ending_June_thirtieth,_eighteen_hundred_and_seventy-nine,_and_for_other_purposes.
gptkbp:penalty fine or imprisonment
gptkbp:prohibits use of Army and Air Force to execute domestic laws except where authorized by Constitution or Congress
gptkbp:purpose limit the powers of the federal government in using federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:military
gptkb:Insurrection_Act_of_1807
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Posse_Comitatus_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Posse_Comitatus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5