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The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing the Arizona National Guard into “active duty combat” unless "The United States Congress passes an official declaration of war or takes an official action pursuant to article I, section 8, clause 15, united states constitution, that calls on the national guard to expressly execute the laws of the union, repel an invasion or suppress an insurrection.

Strikes

Lawmakers say Biden should have sought permission from Congress before launching strikes on 16 Houthi sites.

President Joe Biden's decision to strike Houthi rebels in Yemen engendered fierce backlash from both conservatives and progressives.

President Joe Biden cannot launch air strikes in Yemen without congressional approval, say several members of Congress and Senate

The involvement of U.S. armed forces in hostilities in the Middle East without congressional authorization should spur the legislative branch into action.

Under the proposed law, the Kentucky governor could not release the state’s National Guard units into “active duty combat” unless the federal government has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard and Congress has “passed an official declaration of war or taken official action pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15 of the United States Constitution to explicitly call forth the Kentucky National Guard and any member of the Guard for enumerated purposes to exp...

The New Hampshire House passed a bill that would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops.

The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Tennessee National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress passes an official declaration of war or has taken an official action pursuant to the United States Constitution

Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Michigan National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress passes an official declaration of war or has taken an official action under clause 15 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States to explicitly call forth the state militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress an insurrection, or repel an invasion.