Oregon · Bill 13 · 2025 Regular Session

Urges the President and Congress to deploy National Guard troops overseas only if the deployment is expressly authorized by the United States…

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 4, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

The measure notes that the framers of the U.S. Constitution planned for state Nat. Guard troops to be used only for three reasons, but that in recent times, Nat. Guard troops have often been in fights in overseas wars and danger zones. The measure asks fed. officials to send Nat. Guard troops overseas only if the U.S. Constitution says it is okay. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Urges the President and Congress to deploy National Guard troops overseas only if the deployment is expressly authorized by the United States Constitution.

Read the full official title (23 words)

Urges the President and Congress to deploy National Guard troops overseas only if the deployment is expressly authorized by the United States Constitution.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Rules. · House Rules
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · House Rules
  4. HouseIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 3 cosponsors

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.