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HR 590 · in committee · major

_______ Act of 2024

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the President to get state governors' permission before ordering National Guard units to train or serve in their states.
  • State governors and the Department of Defense are affected by this change to military deployment authority.
  • The bill applies the Posse Comitatus Act's restrictions on military use for law enforcement to these National Guard deployments.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring governors' permission before National Guard training deployments affect the federal government's ability to respond quickly to national emergencies?

  2. 02

    What specific situations currently exist where the President deploys National Guard units that governors believe should require their approval?

  3. 03

    Which states or governors support this change, and what concerns do they have about current deployment authority that this bill would address?

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Sponsor · D-NJ-11

Mikie Sherrill

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Introduced 2025-01-21

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-21 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

  2. 2025-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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