Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. Selective Service Repeal Act introduced in Congress April 21, 2021 2:02 PM CDT By Edward Hasbrouck Anti-conscription activists light a draft classification card on fire on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 10, 1967. | Charles Tasnadi / AP The Selective Service Repeal Act of 2021 (H.R. 2509 and S. 1139) was introduced in Congress on April 14 with bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate. If passed, it would end draft registration and abolish the Selective Service System altogether. “No young person, regardless of gender, should be subject to a military draft or be forced to register for a draft in the United States,” Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., co-sponsor of the bill, said while introducing it.