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HF 2209Died when the session ended · January 31, 2020

Relating to service by the national guard on federal active duty

Topics:State governmentVeterans & military

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2020
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary The governor cannot send Iowa's military forces to fight in a combat zone unless Congress officially declares war. This rule limits when the state's troops can be used for federal active duty in war zones.1

Read the official explanation

This bill provides that the governor shall not authorize the military forces of the state to serve on federal active duty in a combat zone unless the United States Congress has passed an official declaration of war.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§29A.7

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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