88R1556 MCK-D
 
  By: Slaton H.B. No. 184
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain requirements for activation of the Texas
  National Guard into active combat duty.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 437, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 437.0055 to read as follows:
         Sec. 437.0055.  CONGRESSIONAL ACTION REQUIRED FOR ACTIVE
  COMBAT DUTY ACTIVATION OF TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD. (a) In this
  section, "active combat duty" means active military service
  through:
               (1)  participation in an armed conflict in a foreign
  state;
               (2)  performance of a hazardous service relating to an
  armed conflict in a foreign state; or
               (3)  performance of a duty through an instrumentality
  of war.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the
  Texas National Guard may be activated into active combat duty only
  if the United States Congress:
               (1)  officially declares war in accordance with Clause
  11, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution; or
               (2)  takes other official action in accordance with
  Clause 15, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution.
         (c)  The governor shall take all actions necessary to comply
  with this section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.