Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF429: A BILL FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active combat or hazardous service related to conflict in a foreign state
Status: In committee, February 17, 2025
An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active combat or hazardous service related to conflict in a foreign state.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active combat or hazardous service related to conflict in a foreign state.
From the introduced text, February 17, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active combat or hazardous service related to conflict in a foreign state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2050HH (4) sc/js H.F. Section 1. Section 29A.53, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsections: NEW SUBSECTION. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, the army national guard, the air national guard, and the civil air patrol shall not be released from this state into active combat or into hazardous service relating to an armed conflict in a foreign state pursuant to Article I, section 8, clause 15, of the United States Constitution, unless the United States has officially declared war for the express purpose of repelling an invasion, suppressing an insurrection, or executing the laws of the United States. NEW SUBSECTION. 5. This section shall not be construed to limit the authority of the governor to consent to the deployment of troops pursuant to Tit. 32 of the United States Code. Sec. 2. FEDERAL POWERS TO DECLARE WAR ---- LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The general assembly finds that Article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the United States solely vests the power to declare war in the United States Congress, and Congress, by abdicating …
Sponsors
- Tom Shipley (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Mark Thompson (R, 56)
- Mike Vondran (R, 94)
- Sam Wengryn (R, 24)
- Judd Lawler (R, 91)
- Jason Gearhart (R, 64)
- Thomas Gerhold (R, 84)
- Zachary Dieken (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 336 .
Subjects: military, armed conflicts, national guard
Common questions
- What is HF429?
- HF429 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active combat or hazardous service related to conflict in a foreign state.
- What does HF429 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active combat or hazardous service related to conflict in a foreign state.
- What is the status of HF429?
- In committee as of February 17, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 336 . (February 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF429?
- Tom Shipley (R, 9), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF429?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0429&ga=91
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