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Committee advances 'Defend the Guard' bill limiting overseas combat use of Georgia National Guard
Summary
Senate Bill 62 — dubbed the Defend the Guard Act — cleared the Interstate Cooperation committee by unanimous voice vote. The bill would prohibit deploying the Georgia National Guard into overseas combat unless Congress has declared war; the committee heard the measure and voted to advance it for scheduling.
The Interstate Cooperation committee voted unanimously to advance Senate Bill 62, called the Defend the Guard Act, which would restrict the Georgia National Guard from being placed into overseas combat without a congressional declaration of war.
The chair summarized the bill: “it says that the Georgia National Guard cannot be put into a combat…
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