On Friday, 22 December 2023, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the Federal government’s 2024 fiscal year into law. The signing of the annual NDAA has often been an occasion for pomp and publicity, but this year it was done with...
David Harris speaks to a crowd of around 20,000 people at the East Coast mobilization against the draft and draft registration on the steps of the U.S. Capital, Washington, DC, March 22, 1980. Photo from Resistance News. David Harris also participated in a resistance...
For the third time in the last six years, proposals to expand the current Selective Service registration requirement to include young women as well as young men were included in versions of this year’s annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year...
Once again in 2022, sooner than we expected, Congress is considering proposals either to finally end the widely disregarded, unenforced, and unenforceable requirement for men ages 18-26 to register and report changes of address to the Selective Service System for use...
Congress has once again deferred making a decision as to whether to finally end draft registration or to expand it to include young women as well as young men.What happened with Selective Service and the Fiscal Year 2022 NDAA?The final version of this year’s this...
After months of delay, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Sunday that the Senate is "likely" to vote this week on an annual defense [sic] bill which includes a provision – already approved by the House of Representatives in its version of the...
Key votes in the U.S. House of Representatives on proposals to repeal (unlikely), expand to women (most likely), or eliminate some of the penalties for violations of the Military Selective Service Act will take place this week as part of the debate on this year’s...
On September 1st the House Armed Services Committee joined the Senate Armed Services Committee in voting 35-24 to expand registration for a possible military draft to include young women as well as young men. Following this House committee vote and an earlier Senate...
In the most significant Congressional debate about compulsory military service in the U.S. in decades, Congress is now actively considering multiple proposals related to draft registration and Selective Service.Ending draft registration would be one of the most...
The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it has denied the petition for certiorari in the case of National Coalition For Men v. Selective Service System.The Supreme Court’s action today leaves in effect the decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissing...
