The Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act would require women to register for the Selective Service System, according to a summary from the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The NDAA “amends the Military Selective Service Act to require women to register for Selective Service.” summaryIt also states, “The Committee voted 22-3 to advance the NDAA for FY2025 to the full Senate.”
“Nearly all U.S. male citizens and male immigrants between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to register for the Selective Service System.”
Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas expressed staunch opposition to the provision, Tweet“Go to hell. I don’t care if I die.”
Currently, men are required to register for the Selective Service System and may be drafted if conscripted.
“Nearly all U.S. male citizens and male immigrants between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to register for the Selective Service System.” sss.govwhich Note The bureau’s mission is “to maintain a system of enrolling men and providing prompt personnel in a fair and equitable manner as authorized by the President and Congress, while administering an alternative service program for conscientious objectors.”
The House passed the proposed NDAA on Friday, including a provision that would require automatic enrollment of men in the Selective Service System.
of The NDAA passed by the House of Representatives Amends the Military Selective Service Act by inserting the following language: “Except as otherwise provided in this section, every male citizen of the United States between the ages of 18 and 26 years old, and every other male residing in the United States, shall be automatically registered under this Act by the Director of the Selective Service System.”
Roy is one of 211 Republicans in the House of Representatives. Voted I support passing the NDAA on Friday.
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