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House bill adds U.S. Space Force to state statutes naming armed services
Summary
Representative Paul Evans presented HB 3968, which updates Oregon statutes that list U.S. armed forces to include the U.S. Space Force; committee heard brief explanation and questions and took no action.
Representative Paul Evans introduced House Bill 3968 on June 5, asking the Senate Committee on Rules to add the United States Space Force to Oregon statutes that enumerate the armed services.
Evans said the Space Force, created in 2019, is a small but growing force whose members are called "Guardians." He told the committee the bill simply inserts the Space Force into existing statutory language across affected provisions to ensure retiring members and other statutory references are covered. The representative described the force’s mission areas in general terms (satellite tracking, communications, and related national‑security responsibilities) and said the service has about 7,000 members.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about the size and organization of the Space Force and its bases; Rep. Evans responded with an overview of deltas (the Space Force organizational unit roughly equivalent to an Air Force squadron) and the service’s mission areas. No objections were raised and the committee took no immediate action during this hearing.
The measure was introduced for committee consideration and will proceed through the usual legislative process.
