Oregon House Joint Memorial 13 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on June 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-27 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The measure notes that the framers of the U.S. Constitution planned for state Nat. Guard troops to be used only for three reasons, but that in recent times, Nat. Guard troops have often been in fights in overseas wars and danger zones. The measure asks fed. officials to send Nat. Guard troops overseas only if the U.S. Constitution says it is okay. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Urges the President and Congress to deploy National Guard troops overseas only if the deployment is expressly authorized by the United States Constitution.

Urging the President and Congress to deploy National Guard troops overseas only if the deployment is expressly authorized by the United States Constitution.

Rep. Alek Skarlatos [R]

Rep. April Dobson [D]

Rep. Werner Reschke [R]

Rep. Mari Watanabe [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-27	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2025-04-09	House	Public Hearing held.
2025-03-04	House	Referred to Rules.
2025-02-27	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HJM13
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HJM13/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/86706
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/299191
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/301202