Defend the Guard Action Center | VERMONT
Take Action to Defend the Guard
Join us in taking action to support H355 to ensure that the Vermont National Guard is only deployed with proper congressional authorization, as the Constitution requires. Your voice is crucial in this legislative process.
The Vermont Defend the Guard Act has been assigned to the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. It must be scheduled for a hearing to have an opportunity to pass by a majority vote and move forward in the legislative process.
Residents of the state should take the following steps to help the bill advance.
Step 1: Contact the Committee Chair
Reach out to Committee Chair Matthew Birong at mbirong@leg.state.vt.us – let him know you’d like him to schedule a hearing for H355 and express your support for moving the bill forward.
Step 2: Contact the Committee Members
Contact each member of the Committee. Let them know you support the Defend the Guard Act and encourage them to vote in favor of H355.
Be firm, but courteous and professional.
Vice Chair: Lisa Hango – LHango@leg.state.vt.us
Chea Waters Evans – cevans@leg.state.vt.us
Lucy Boyden – lboyden@leg.state.vt.us
VL Coffin IV – vlcoffin@leg.state.vt.us
Philip J Hooper – JHooper@leg.state.vt.us
Robert Hooper – rhooper@leg.state.vt.us
Michael Morgan – mmorgan@leg.state.vt.us
Kate Nugent – knugent@leg.state.vt.us
Sandra Pinsonault – spinsonault@leg.state.vt.us
Mary-Katherine Stone – mstone@leg.state.vt.us
Step 3: Contact your own state senator and representative
Urge them each to co-sponsor and support H355 as well. A phone call is far more effective than an email.
You can find their contact information here:
https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/
Step 4: Spread the word
Share this Action Alert widely by email and post on social media.
What is Defend the Guard?
The Defend the Guard Act is a critical piece of legislation aimed at ensuring that the state’s National Guard is not deployed into active duty combat unless Congress passes an “official declaration of war” or takes an official action pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 of the Constitution for the United States.
Articles: Defend the Guard
Articles: War Powers
- War Powers: The True History of James Madison, the Constitution and the War of 1812
- War Powers: The True History of Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates
- War Powers: The True History of George Washington and the Indian Tribes
- War Powers: The True History of John Adams and the Quasi-War with France