Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona read his support of the Defend the Guard Act into the Congressional Record on February 3, 2022, becoming the first sitting member of the House of Representatives to endorse the bill.
Scott Spaulding, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Purple Heart recipient, and current member of the Maryland National Guard, wrote an op-ed encouraging the Maryland legislature to pass the Defend the Guard Act.
Executive Director Michael Boldin of the Tenth Amendment Center gives a status report on the Defend the Guard Act which has been introduced in thirteen states so far this year.