{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-leads-colleagues-in-opposing-potential-ndaa-provision-forcing-women-to-register-for-draft/", "Hawley Leads Colleagues in Opposing Potential NDAA Provision Forcing Women to Register for Draft", "2024-12-05", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led colleagues in opposing any potential language in the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require American women to register for the Selective Service System. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) joined in opposition.\n\n\u201cFor the third time in four years, Democrats are attempting to force women into the draft. Let\u2019s be clear: American women have a proud legacy of service in our Armed Forces, especially so because their service has always been voluntary. Never in our history have women been forced to register for the draft. Yet the Biden administration and Senate Democrats want to discard this longstanding tradition and force women to fight in wars against their own will,\u201d the Senators wrote in a letter to Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Representative Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Armed Services committee.\n\nThe senators continued, \u201cPresident Trump ran in part on a platform of avoiding World War III and ending the progressive policies infecting our military. The American people gave him a resounding electoral mandate. The Senate should prioritize America\u2019s national security instead of turning defense legislation into a tool of liberal social policy.\u201d\n\nFor years, Senator Hawley has successfully led the fight to stop the left from forcing women to register for the draft.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nDecember 5, 2024\n\nThe Honorable Jack Reed The Honorable Mike Rogers\n\nChairman Chairman\n\nSenate Committee on Armed Services House Committee on Armed Services\n\nUnited States Senate United States House of Representatives\n\n728 Hart Senate Office Building 2469 Rayburn House Office Building\n\nWashington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515\n\nDear Chairman Reed and Chairman Rogers,\n\nWe write in strong opposition to the provision in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) forcing American women to register for the Selective Service System (SSS).\n\nFor the third time in four years, Democrats are attempting to force women into the draft. Let\u2019s be clear: American women have a proud legacy of service in our Armed Forces, especially so because their service has always been voluntary. Never in our history have women been forced to register for the draft. Yet the Biden administration and Senate Democrats want to discard this longstanding tradition and force women to fight in wars against their own will.\n\nAmerica\u2019s daughters, sisters, wives, and mothers can decide to join the military themselves. President Trump ran in part on a platform of avoiding World War III and ending the progressive policies infecting our military. The American people gave him a resounding electoral mandate. The Senate should prioritize America\u2019s national security instead of turning defense legislation into a tool of liberal social policy.\n\nAs the FY25 NDAA process continues, we strongly urge you to remove the provision in the Senate-version of the NDAA compelling women to register for SSS. Americans rejected social progressivism in 2024, and NDAA conferees should take this lesson to heart.\n\nThank you for your attention to this important matter.\n\nSincerely,\n\nJosh Hawley\n\nUnited States Senator\n\nTom Cotton\n\nUnited States Senator\n\nTed Cruz\n\nUnited States Senator\n\nSteve Daines\n\nUnited States Senator\n\nJames Lankford\n\nUnited States Senator\n\nMike Lee\n\nUnited States Senator\n\nRoger Marshall, M.D.\n\nUnited States Senator\n\nEric Schmitt\n\nUnited States Senator", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-leads-colleagues-in-opposing-potential-ndaa-provision-forcing-women-to-register-for-draft/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9589190594851971, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}