{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-251","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 251","heading":"Federal aid for State governments","body":"Whenever there is an insurrection in any State against its government, the President may, upon the request of its legislature or of its governor if the legislature cannot be convened, call into Federal service such of the militia of the other States, in the number requested by that State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to suppress the insurrection.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 13—INSURRECTION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"30f4c34d8936f2b3fc1cd47591aedc7acf5f26e8677a5979e67f2a69fdb8be9e","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-247","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}