STATES Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4042 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4042 To require a State to reimburse the Federal Government for the deployment of the National Guard to such State. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 17, 2025 Mr. McCormick (for himself, Mr. Wied, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, and Mr. Harrigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require a State to reimburse the Federal Government for the deployment of the National Guard to such State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``States Taking Accountability for Troops Engaged in Safety Act'' or the ``STATES Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL GUARD IN FEDERAL SERVICE. Section 12406 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 12406. National guard in Federal service: call ``(a) In General.--Whenever-- ``(1) the United States, or any of the Commonwealths or possessions, is invaded or is in danger of invasion by a foreign nation; ``(2) there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States; or ``(3) the President is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States; the President may call into Federal service members and units of the National Guard of any State in such numbers as he considers necessary to repel the invasion, suppress the rebellion, or execute those laws. Orders for these purposes shall be issued through the governors of the States or, in the case of the District of Columbia, through the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia. ``(b) Adjustment of Disbursements in C