LD265

Maine LD265 prohibits the Maine National Guard from being deployed into active duty combat unless Congress declares war or takes specific action.

Maine LD265 amends state law to prohibit the release of state military forces into active duty combat in a foreign nation unless the United States Congress declares war or takes an official action for an enumerated constitutional purpose. The bill defines "active duty combat" as participation in armed combat in a foreign nation or performance of hazardous service relating to an armed conflict outside the United States. The Governor retains the authority to deploy state military forces for civil missions within the United States or its territories.