Two dozen House Republicans are firing a warning shot at GOP leadership: remove the provision to “draft our daughters” from the 2025 NDAA — or else.
Led by Republicans Chip Roy of Texas and Mary Miller of Illinois, the cohort of Republicans sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson Thursday addressing the passage of H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The NDAA’s executive summary explicitly notes that it “amends the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women for Selective Service.”
“[W]e write today in opposition to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s heinous decision to advance an NDAA that includes a provision to draft our daughters,” the Republicans wrote. “Instead of solely focusing on advancing our national security objectives, the Senate…
