Mike Rounds (R-SD)
A bill to provide for modifications to the State Partnership Program selection analysis.
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill proposes modifications to how the State Partnership Program selection analysis is conducted. It directs the Secretary of Defense to change Department of Defense Instruction 5111.20 or a successor instruction. The goal is to change the process used when performing selection analysis under section 341 of title 10, United States Code. Specifically, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau must consider how many current partnerships are assigned to a State's National Guard. Additionally, the bill requires giving preference to States that currently have only one active assigned country under the program.
Yes
- Scored +2
Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?
The bill modifies the selection process for international partnerships through the State Partnership Program, which is designed to build strategic ties with foreign nations.
- Scored +1
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
By prioritizing states with single active assignments in the State Partnership Program, the bill may optimize the strategic utility of National Guard assets.
- Scored +1
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill's emphasis on National Guard partnership selection could indirectly benefit veteran career paths through expanded international mission opportunities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Preference for States with single active assignments: The bill instructs the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to give preference to States that have only one active assigned country under the program (Section 1). This could provide more opportunities for specific States' National Guards to expand their international partnerships.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this strengthen ties with allied countries? — The bill modifies the selection process for international partnerships through the State Partnership Program, which is designed to build strategic ties with foreign nations. Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — By prioritizing states with single active assignments in the State Partnership Program, the bill may optimize the strategic utility of National Guard assets.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill's emphasis on National Guard partnership selection could indirectly benefit veteran career paths through expanded international mission opportunities.
- 7/31/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate
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