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House votes down requirement for women to register for the draft

By Jacqueline Klimas
Published May 17, 2016 7:50pm ET
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House votes down requirement for women to register for the draft
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and chairman of the House Rules Committee, introduced an amendment to erase language from the bill requiring all 18 to 26-year-old women to register with the Selective Service, which he tied to passage of the rule. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File) | Molly Riley

The House on Tuesday stripped the requirement for women to register for the draft out of the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill when it voted to approve the rule for debate.

The House approved the rule 234-181.

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