House File 332 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 332 BY SHIPLEY A BILL FOR An Act relating to national guard duty under specific 1 circumstances. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1777YH (4) 89 dg/rn

H.F. 332 Section 1. Section 29A.8A, Code 2021, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. The governor shall decline to order the 3 military forces of the national guard to national guard duty in 4 circumstances where the national guard is expected to engage in 5 combat and no declaration of war has been issued by Congress 6 under Article I, section 8, clause 11 of the Constitution of 7 the United States. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill relates national guard duty under specific 12 circumstances. 13 The bill requires the governor to deny federal use of the 14 national guard in circumstances where the national guard is 15 expected to engage in combat and Congress has not issued an 16 official declaration of war. 17 -1- LSB 1777YH (4) 89 dg/rn 1/ 1