The bill would also ban the deployment of any state’s National Guard across state lines on a mission funded by “non-governmental grant, donation or private source of funding, unless for emergency or disaster relief efforts,” aimed at South Dakota Kristi Noem’s decision to send National Guard troops to the southern border.
The bill would make the D.C. mayor the commander-in-chief of the D.C. National Guard, instead of the president or his designates.