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The draft is a hobby horse for Houlahan, an Air Force veteran. She also spearheaded a House bill in 2021 to require women to register with the Selective Service, effectively doubling the draft pool.
On May 22, the House Armed Services Committee approved its version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, by a 57–1 vote. [6] As passed by the Committee, the bill included the Pentagon's controversial "Legislative Proposal 480", transferring Air National Guard space units to the Space Force; however, the Committee accepted an amendment proposed by Joe Wilson (R‑SC), watering down ...
The defense bill passed the House along party lines: 281 to 140. Two hundred Republicans and 81 Democrats voted yes on the bill, while 124 Democrats and 16 Republicans opposed it.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense policy bill on Wednesday, governing a record $895 billion in annual military spending, despite inclusion of a controversial ...
The House passed their version on July 14, 2023 by a vote of 219–210. Led by Chuck Schumer and Mike Rounds, the Senate passed theirs on July 27, 2023 by a vote of 86–11. The Senate then replaced H.R. 2670 with the text of S. 2226 and passed it by unanimous consent, and indefinitely postponed S. 2226.
Both the House and Senate will need to pass the same version of the NDAA for it to become law. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, warned that many Republicans will vote against the NDAA if the abortion ...
Military funding authorized by the bill includes: [4] Full funding of the Ford-class carriers; Full funding of the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines; Versions of the legislation expand the Selective Service System (military draft) to females, [5] but it was cut in the final bill. [6]
Some focused on a bill passed by the US House of Representatives that would enroll young men automatically instead of requiring them to fill out paperwork, while others pointed to a US Senate ...