Bill Text: IA SR12 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A resolution urging Congress and the President of the United States to enact new legislation on the federalization of national guard forces.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-18 - Resolution filed, referred to Rules & Administration. S.J. 321. [SR12 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-SR12-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution 12 - Introduced

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                    SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
         BY  CHELGREN, BEHN, GUTH, SINCLAIR, ZAUN, SCHULTZ,
                      SHIPLEY, and KRAAYENBRINK
  1  1 A Resolution urging Congress and the President of
  1  2    the United States to enact new legislation on the
  1  3    federalization of national guard forces.
  1  4    WHEREAS, state militias, now known as the national
  1  5 guard, have been a bulwark of this nation's military
  1  6 defense system since 1776; and
  1  7    WHEREAS, the Iowa National Guard is the direct
  1  8 descendant of the state militias that served our
  1  9 country through the Civil War, with the Iowa Militia
  1 10 being designated in 1877 as the Iowa National
  1 11 Guard; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, in times of peace the members of the
  1 13 Iowa National Guard have long provided relief and
  1 14 assistance during floods, tornadoes, blizzards, and
  1 15 civil disturbances; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, in times of war, from Pea Ridge to Iraq and
  1 17 Afghanistan, the soldiers of Iowa's National Guard,
  1 18 all volunteers, have stepped forward in defense of our
  1 19 state and nation; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, now in the 21st century America relies on
  1 21 the citizen=soldiers of the guard like never before,
  1 22 from providing cybersecurity to piloting Predator and
  1 23 Reaper unmanned drones, while still providing the
  1 24 traditional role as "boots on the ground"; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, over the past 10 years, national guard
  1 26 units have completed multiple deployments and upgraded
  1 27 both skills and equipment; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa Senate
  2  2 respectfully urges the Congress of the United States
  2  3 to enact legislation to require prior congressional
  2  4 approval of a request made by the President of the
  2  5 United States for the federalization of national guard
  2  6 forces for a period of more than 180 days; and
  2  7    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
  2  8 this resolution be transmitted to the President of
  2  9 the United States, the President and Secretary of the
  2 10 United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the
  2 11 United States House of Representatives, and to members
  2 12 of the Iowa congressional delegation.
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