washington house representatives strip requirement women register military draft sweep annual defense policy bill tuesday supporters provision say would keep push passage democrats accuse committee republican leaders use underhanded ploy undercut house arm service committee approve amendment avoid could difficult vote party members want subject members vote equality women representative steny hoyer house democrat tell reporters republican representative mac thornberry chairman house arm service committee say amendment remove violate house budget rule due cost register women say replace amendment call broad review selective service house rule committee set removal amendment national defense authorization act ndaa meet late monday take bill via procedural vote tuesday afternoon effort dead senate arm service committee include similar amendment version ndaa bipartisan support senate senate republican majority leader mitch mcconnell say believe women register although expect country reinstate draft give today women military perform virtually kinds function personally think would appropriate register like men mcconnell tell news conference defense secretary ash carter announce last year combat position would open women immediately prompt call women also require register worry social conservatives uncomfortable blur men women traditional roles society u.s. military all-volunteer force since 1970s young men require sign selective service case draft reactivate become law part ndaa version defense bill amendment would approve full house senate sign president barack obama house drop military draft requirement women