A bill requiring an official declaration of war from U.S. Congress to deploy members of the West Virginia National Guard overseas remains inactive despite a robust conversation on the West Virginia House floor Tuesday.
Del. Pat McGeehan R-Hancock is the lead sponsor behind House Bill 2732 otherwise dubbed the Defend the Guard Act.” McGeehan has proposed such an act every year since being elected to the House in 2015.
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