As a federal law, the Insurrection Act of 1807 replaced the earlier Calling Forth Act of 1792 that allowed the federalization of state militias.

Dec 25, 2025 · The Insurrection Act is a U.S. federal law passed in 1807 that originally expanded the U.S. president’s authority to employ state militias to repel invasions or to enforce federal laws.

Apr 21, 2022 · What is the Insurrection Act? The Insurrection Act authorizes the president to deploy military forces inside the United States to suppress rebellion or domestic violence or to …

Nov 26, 2025 · The Insurrection Act permits the president to use the federal military domestically to suppress “any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy,” or …

Oct 27, 2025 · President Donald Trump has repeatedly signaled he is open to invoking the Insurrection Act, a law from 1807 that allows the president to deploy the military in the United …

4 days ago · The Insurrection Act is a set of federal statutes first codified in 1807 that authorizes the president to deploy and use U.S. armed forces, including federalizing the National Guard, …

Oct 7, 2025 · The Insurrection Act of 1807, a rarely used law, allows the president to utilize federal military troops or federalize National Guard troops in order to suppress uncontrollable …

Nov 6, 2025 · A little-used federal law is getting quite a bit of attention in the Trump administration. The Insurrection Act, first enacted in 1807, allows the president to deploy the United States …

The Insurrection Act is a federal law that gives the President of the United States the extraordinary authority to deploy active-duty U.S. military troops on American soil to deal with …

Oct 7, 2025 · The Insurrection Act of 1807 allows the president to use active-duty military personnel to perform law-enforcement duties inside the US.