Senate File 227 - Introduced SENATE FILE 227 BY TAYLOR A BILL FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment 1 of state military units in active combat or hazardous 2 service related to conflict in a foreign state. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2050SS (1) 91 sc/js
S.F. 227 Section 1. Section 29A.53, Code 2025, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsections: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of 3 the Code, the army national guard, the air national guard, and 4 the civil air patrol shall not be released from this state into 5 active combat or into hazardous service relating to an armed 6 conflict in a foreign state pursuant to Article I, section 8, 7 clause 15, of the United States Constitution, unless the United 8 States has officially declared war for the express purpose 9 of repelling an invasion, suppressing an insurrection, or 10 executing the laws of the United States. 11 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. This section shall not be construed 12 to limit the authority of the governor to consent to the 13 deployment of troops pursuant to Tit. 32 of the United States 14 Code. 15 Sec. 2. FEDERAL POWERS TO DECLARE WAR LEGISLATIVE 16 FINDINGS. The general assembly finds that Article I, section 17 8, of the Constitution of the United States solely vests 18 the power to declare war in the United States Congress, and 19 Congress, by abdicating its war powers to the president, has 20 failed to follow the Constitution of the United States and the 21 intent of its creators. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill prohibits the army national guard, the air 26 national guard, and the civil air patrol from being released 27 from this state into active combat or into hazardous service 28 relating to an armed conflict in a foreign state unless the 29 United States has officially declared war for the express 30 purpose of repelling an invasion, suppressing an insurrection, 31 or executing the laws of the United States. The bill does 32 not limit the authority of the governor to consent to the 33 deployment of troops for defense support of civil authorities. 34 The bill makes legislative findings related to United States 35 -1- LSB 2050SS (1) 91 sc/js 1/ 2
S.F. 227 congressional abdication of powers to declare war. 1 -2- LSB 2050SS (1) 91 sc/js 2/ 2