Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Crow
Introduced
Summary
Establishes a Space National Guard as a state-based component of the organized militias and as the reserve component of the U.S. Space Force. It would transfer specific Air National Guard space and electromagnetic warfare units into that Guard and relocate the National Guard Bureau's space operations director into the new role.
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- Servicemembers in named units: Members of the listed Air National Guard squadrons and groups would become the Space National Guard, bringing 14 named units under a single, federally recognized space component.
- States and administration: Seven states — Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, New York, and Ohio — are specified to host units, and each unit must be organized under its state's Assistant Adjutant General for the Air Force. The bill also prohibits adding any personnel beyond those enumerated.
- National Guard leadership: The Director of Space Operations at the National Guard Bureau would move to the Space National Guard as its Director, hold the rank of Brigadier General, and report to the Director of the Air National Guard.
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Create Space National Guard in seven states
If enacted, this would create a Space National Guard in Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, New York, and Ohio. It would be the reserve of the U.S. Space Force and be federally recognized. The federal government would help pay to organize, arm, and equip it. Staff who run space operations and specific Air National Guard space units in those states would move into the Space National Guard. Units would stay under each state’s Assistant Adjutant General for Air, as they were before. The bill would limit new personnel to those listed and require use of existing Air National Guard space facilities.
Space National Guard leadership and briefings
If enacted, the Director of Space Operations would become the Director of the Space National Guard, hold the rank of Brigadier General, and report to the Director of the Air National Guard. The Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau would have to finish implementation within one year, unless the law says otherwise. The Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Space Force, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau would brief Congress within 90 days and then yearly for five years. The briefings would cover missions, operations, people, and budgets.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Crow
CO • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Mills
FL • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Evans (CO)
CO • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Turner (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Langworthy
NY • R
Sponsored 10/28/2025
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