91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 429: Relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active combat or hazardous service related to conflict in a foreign state
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill prohibits the army national guard, the air national guard, and the civil air patrol from being released from this state into active combat or into hazardous service relating to an armed conflict in a foreign state 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. The bill does not limit the authority of the governor to consent to the deployment of troops for defense support of civil authorities. The bill makes legislative findings related to United States congressional abdication of powers to declare war.
Sponsors
Rep. Zach Dieken (R), Rep. Jason Gearhart (R), Rep. Thomas Gerhold (R), Rep. Judd Lawler (R), Rep. Jeff Shipley (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R), Rep. Mike Vondran (R), Rep. Sam Wengryn (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against
Against: Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council
In plain words
- February 17, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF429