Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H4005 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	House Memorial 1
15	15	A memorial to the Congress of the United States, 2
16	16	urging Congress to impel the United States National 3
17	17	Guard Bureau to examine the resource allocations of 4
18	18	the Florida National Guard and allow an increase in 5
19	19	its force structure. 6
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21	21	WHEREAS, the number of soldiers and airmen allocated to 8
22	22	each state's National Guard, known as its "force structure," is 9
23	23	determined by the United States National Guard Bureau in 10
24	24	Washington, D.C., and 11
25	25	WHEREAS, with approximately 21 million residents, Florida 12
26	26	is the third most populous state in the nation but has a force 13
27	27	structure of just over 12,000 Guardsmen, and its ratio of one 14
28	28	Guardsman for every 1,833 residents ranks 53rd among the 54 15
29	29	states and territories of the United States which have a 16
30	30	National Guard component, and 17
31	31	WHEREAS, due to the unprecedented events of 2020 and 2021, 18
32	32	including COVID-19 response in addition to natural disasters and 19
33	33	overseas deployments, the Florida National Gua rd expended the 20
34	34	same number of workdays in 18 months as it had expended during 21
35	35	the previous 20 years, and 22
36	36	WHEREAS, the Florida National Guard continues to meet its 23
37	37	mission goals; however, the shortage of these invaluable 24
38	38	"citizen soldiers," combined with the state's growing population 25
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51	51	and increased need for National Guard activation and response, 26
52	52	has resulted in the repeated deployment of the same soldiers, 27
53	53	which ultimately leads to excessive stress and fatigue and 28
54	54	negatively impacts recruitment, retention , and readiness, and 29
55	55	WHEREAS, the United States National Guard Bureau's report, 30
56	56	"Impact of U.S. Population Trends on National Guard Force 31
57	57	Structure," released to Congress in April of 2021, acknowledges 32
58	58	the aforementioned concerns within Florida and other regions, 33
59	59	stating, "...the National Guard may need to evaluate re -34
60	60	allocating mission sets to other geographic areas to keep pace 35
61	61	with changing demographics across the country," NOW, THEREFORE, 36
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63	63	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 38
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65	65	That the Florida Legislature respectfully urges the United 40
66	66	States Congress to impel the United States National Guard Bureau 41
67	67	to examine the resource allocations of the Florida National 42
68	68	Guard and allow an increase in its force structure. 43
69	69	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State dispatch 44
70	70	copies of this memorial to the President of the United States, 45
71	71	the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the 46
72	72	United States House of Representatives, and each member of the 47
73	73	Florida delegation to the United States Congress. 48