Draft for Women Included in Defense Spending Bill

By Alice B. Lloyd
Published June 16, 2016 12:35am ET
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Draft for Women Included in Defense Spending Bill
The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act Tuesday by a wide margin, 85 to 13. One controversial provision included in the bill, however, will have to be reconciled with the House of Representatives: requiring that women register for the draft. The New York Times reports: Under the Senate bill passed on Tuesday, women turning […]

The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act Tuesday by a wide margin, 85 to 13. One controversial provision included in the bill, however, will have to be reconciled with the House of Representatives: requiring that women register for the draft.

The New York Times reports:

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