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Senate Finance Recommends ITL for 'Defend the Guard' Bill After Contentious Hearing
Summary
After hours of testimony for and against HB 104 — the "Defend the Guard" Act, which would require a formal congressional declaration of war before federalizing the National Guard — the Senate Finance Committee moved into executive session and voted to recommend ITL (inexpedient to legislate).
The Senate Finance Committee reviewed House Bill 104, known as the "Defend the Guard" Act, which would bar the state’s National Guard from being federalized for overseas Title 10 combat deployments until Congress issues a formal declaration of war.
Tom Manny, the bill sponsor, said the measure would restore the Constitution’s Article I allocation of war-declaring power to Congress and prevent the National Guard from being sent overseas without that formal declaration. "This bill requires Congress to formally declare war pursuant to Article I, Section 8… before we will release our National Guard to Title 10 service for deployments to a foreign combat zone," Manny said.
Supporters, including several veteran speakers and cosponsors,…
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