Republican Rep. Tim Burchett from Tennessee has introduced a proposal that would require transgender men to register with Selective Service in case the nation ever has another military draft.
Republicans are gearing up for a bitter showdown over a proposal to include women in the military draft as House and Senate committees hammer out the annual defense policy bill.
The Senate Armed Services Committee, on a strong, bipartisan 23-3 vote, has sent to the full Senate its version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that sets policy for the Department of Defense.