3.0.0 242 2023-01-11T13:20:45Z 2023-01-11T13:20:45Z Senate S S 2011-01-31 112 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-01-31T23:28:49Z Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011 112 644 HR 2011-03-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2011-01-31 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2011-01-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S365-366) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2011-01-31 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-01-31 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2011-01-31 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-01-31 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2011-01-31 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2011-02-01 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2011-03-03 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2011-03-14 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2011-03-29 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2011-07-22 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2011-07-25 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2011-09-06 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Defense Military command and structure National Guard and reserves Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-01-31 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-03T17:29:58Z Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011 - Directs the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Chief) to serve as an advocate and liaison for the National Guard of each state, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands (the states and such areas) and inform such National Guards of all actions that could affect their federal or state missions, including any equipment level or force structure changes.

Requires the Chief to: (1) be a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with responsibility for advocating for the National Guards of the states and such areas; and (2) consult with state governors and adjutants general before any changes are made in National Guard force structure or equipment levels.

]]> Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011 Display Title Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the roles and responsibilities of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s242is/xml/BILLS-112s242is.xml 2011-01-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.