Congresswoman Mary Miller has introduced a resolution in opposition to mandating women to register for the Selective Service System. Congresswoman Miller’s Don’t Draft our Daughters resolution is in response to a newly added provision to the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act that will require women to register for the draft.
‘’Women serve in critical roles in our military, and American women should be empowered to join the armed forces voluntarily, but our daughters should not be drafted and forced to fight,’’ said Miller. ‘’This policy is wrong, and we have a duty to protect our daughters, sisters, wives, and mothers from the draft,’’ she added.
The Senate Armed Services Committee included in the markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 a provision that will require women to register for the draft. The House plans to markup the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act on September 1, 2021.
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