The Maryland Defend the Guard Act is set for a hearing on Feb. 8. If you live in Maryland, you can help support the bill by taking a few simple steps.
Background: Del. Robin Grammer (R) introduced House Bill 273 (HB273) on Jan. 13. The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Maryland National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress has passed an official declaration of war or has taken an official action under article I, § 8, clause 15 of the Constitution. You can read more about the legislation at this link.
A hearing on HB273 is scheduled in the House Health and Government Operations Committee for Feb. 8 at 3 p.m.
You can take the following actions to support HB273 in this important committee hearing.
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Shane Pendergrass 410-841-3138 Chair
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Joseline Pena-Melnyk, Vice-Chair 410-841-3502
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Heather Bagnall 410-841-3406
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Lisa Belcastro 410-841-3833
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Harry Bhandari 410-841-3526
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Alfred Carr 410-841-3638
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Brian Chisholm 410-841-3206
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Bonnie Cullison 410-841-3883
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Terri Hill 410-841-3378
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Steven Johnson 410-841-3280
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Anne Kaiser 410-841-3036
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Ariana Kelly 410-841-3642
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Kenneth Kerr 410-841-3240
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Nicholaus Kipke 410-841-3421
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Susan Krebs 410-841-3200
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Cheryl Landis 410-841-3448
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Robbyn Lewis 410-841-3772
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Matthew Morgan410-841-3170
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Teresa Reilly 410-841-3278
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Samuel Rosenberg 410-841-3297
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Sid Saab 410-841-3551
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Sheree Sample-Hughes 410-841-3427
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Kathy Szeliga 410-841-3698
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Karen Lewis Young 410-841-3436
