Governors call on Congress again to protect authority over space National Guard units [View all]

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The National Governors Association again called on Congress to preserve the authority of governors over Air National Guard space units.

The Senate Armed Services Committee and the House Armed Services Committee on Saturday released their joint version of the National Defense Authorization Act for the 2025 fiscal year, and it did not include an amendment the House committee approved in May to protect a governor’s authority over space units in their state.

“The Armed Services Committee’s failure to preserve Governors’ lawful authority over their National Guards in the NDAA is deeply concerning and breaks with more than a century of important precedent surrounding state’s rights — as well as a violation of federal law,” a statement from the NGA, which Colorado Gov. Jared Polis chairs, said.

An Air Force proposal sought to transfer Air National Guard space units to Space Force, but remove the authority state governors historically have had over those units. Governors and members of Congress from both parties have opposed the proposal, saying it would undermine the National Guard system and disrupt guard members’ intentions to serve both their country and their states.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/12/10/governors-call-on-congress-again-to-protect-authority-over-space-national-guard-units/