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HB104 Relative to requiring an official declaration of war for the activation of the New Hampshire national guard in a foreign state.

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Relative to requiring an official declaration of war for the activation of the New Hampshire national guard in a foreign state.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

2

Overall Impact Score

Harmful

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

2
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Your Wallet

State taxpayers would need to replace an estimated $55 million in annual lost federal funding to maintain National Guard operations, or accept reduced capabilities.

2
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Your Community

Reduced National Guard funding could impact local emergency response capabilities, facility operations, and military-related employment and economic activity in communities hosting National Guard installations.

7
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Your Freedom

The bill reinforces constitutional war powers by requiring formal Congressional war declarations rather than executive discretion, though this is a procedural/governmental question rather than affecting individual rights directly.

Status

Indefinitely Postpone: Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 03/05/2026; Senate Journal 5

Voted Yes

45 R + 114 D

Voted No

139 R + 43 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Tom Mannion (R)

The Short Version

This bill prohibits deploying New Hampshire National Guard members into foreign combat operations unless Congress formally declares war, rather than authorizing military force through other congressional actions. The fiscal note estimates this could cost NH $55 million annually in lost federal funding and risk $395 million total in annual federal support, requiring the state to replace these funds or reduce military capabilities.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Those who believe Congress has unconstitutionally ceded war powers to the executive branch
  • ▲ Proponents of strict constitutional interpretation of Article I, Section 8

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ NH state budget through required replacement of federal funding
  • ▼ NH National Guard members and families through potential reduced benefits, pay, equipment funding, or facility operations
  • ▼ Communities hosting National Guard installations that depend on federal funding
  • ▼ State taxpayers if the state replaces lost federal revenue

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 139 for , 45 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 43 for , 114 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Inexpedient to Legislate (kill motion) 2026-01-08
Failed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

45R + 114D
Voted to Kill the Bill (159)
139R + 43D
Voted to Keep It Alive (182)
33
Absent
21
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (159)

Republicans (45)
Democrats (114)

Voted Nay (182)

Republicans (139)
Democrats (43)
Absent (33)

Allison Knab (D) , Amy Malone (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Carrie Sorensen (D) , Charles Foote (R) , Darrell Louis (R) , David Luneau (D) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Glen Aldrich (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jeremy Slottje (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John MacDonald (R) , Juliet Harvey-Bolia (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Laurence Miner (R) , Lex Berezhny (R) , Louise Andrus (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Schmidt (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Toni Weinstein (D)

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Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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