Women could be required to register for the draft

Legislation would mandate men and women to register when they turn 18

H.R. 8070 will automatically register all draft-age male and female U.S. residents with the Selective Service System for a possible military draft, based on information from other Federal databases.

This new system of automatic draft registration would replace the existing system, in place since 1980, in which young men have the freedom to decide wheth…