Defend the guard act-2.
This Wyoming bill (SF 119, "Defend the Guard Act") prohibits deploying Wyoming National Guard members to active combat roles without a formal U.S. Congress declaration of war. It directly affects all Wyoming National Guard members and requires the governor to prevent such deployments. The law allows domestic deployments under Title 32 for civil support missions within the U.S. but mandates that combat deployments only occur after a congressional war declaration or specific constitutional authorization (enforcing laws, repelling invasion, or suppressing insurrection). The bill became effective July 1, 2023.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2023
Last action Feb 8, 2023
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
S08 - Transportation:Do Pass Failed 0-5-0-0-0
upper
Jan 17, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Ide
RRepublican
Co
Chris Rothfuss
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Olsen
RRepublican
Co
Ocean Andrew
RRepublican
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