Requires the President to tell Congress why and how National Guard troops are sent to U.S. locations.
Currently, the President can send the National Guard to U.S. locations without much prior notice to Congress. This bill would require the President to give Congress detailed reasons and plans at least 24 hours before a domestic deployment. It would also require regular updates for longer missions. This would give Congress more oversight over how and why these troops are used within the country.
Today, the President can call the National Guard into federal service for domestic duties without prior detailed notification to Congress. If this bill becomes law, the President would need to provide Congress with specific reasons and plans at least 24 hours before such a deployment, and regular updates every 72 hours for missions lasting over 48 hours.
S 3449 · 119th Congress · December 11, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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