New Hampshire Action Alert: Defend the Guard Act Hearing and Vote

The New Hampshire Defend the Guard Act is scheduled for an executive session vote in committee on Friday, Jan. 24. Your action in support is crucial to help the bill forward.

BACKGROUND

House Bill 104 would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the New Hampshire National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress “has passed an official declaration of war,” or “taken an official action pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 of the United States Constitution.”

You can read more details about the legislation HERE.

HEARING AND YOUR ACTION

The State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing on HB104 on Friday, Jan. 17. It will now hold an “executive session” on the bill – where it comes up for a vote – on Jan 24 at 2:00 pm in Legislative Office Building 206-208.

To help the bill move forward in the legislative process, residents of New Hampshire can contact all the members of the committee individually – and urge them to support HB104

Phone calls are by far the most effective, but emails are provided below where a direct phone number is not available.

When contacting committee members, make sure to let them know you live in NH, you support HB104, and want them to vote in favor of Ought to Pass (OTP) when the bill comes up for an executive session vote in the committee.

Be firm, but courteous and professional to have the highest impact.

Chairman: Michael Moffett – 603.491.0553
Vice Chairman: Skip Rollins – 603.504.8501
David Lundgren – 603.432.3499
John Leavitt  – John.Leavitt@leg.state.nh.us
Larry Gagne  – lgagne25@comcast.net
Tom Mannion   – Tom.Mannion@leg.state.nh.us
Mike Belcher  – Mike.Belcher@leg.state.nh.us
Cindy Bennett  – 603.493.8265
Wayne Hemingway  – 603.477.4407
Raymond Plante  – 603.351.0994
Christine Seibert  – 603.892.2685
Jean Jeudy  – 603.645.5290
Christal Lloyd  – Christal.Lloyd@leg.state.nh.us
Philip Jones  – 603.499.8648
Suraj Budathoki  – 603.262.0500
Lily Foss  – Lily.Foss@leg.state.nh.us
Sanjeev Manohar  – Sanjeev.Manohar@leg.state.nh.us

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