HI HR155

Expresses support for including women in the national draft, arguing that gender equality principles require equal obligation to defend the United States.

Notes that women currently comprise approximately 15 percent of active duty military personnel and are already permitted to serve in front-line combat positions if they meet physical requirements.

Argues that excluding women from the draft reinforces stereotypes about female capability and that expanding draft registrants increases population investment in armed forces activities.

References the 1981 Rostker v. Goldberg case which upheld male-only draft requirements based on women's exclusion from combat, noting that combat restrictions have since been removed.

Directs transmission of certified copies to the President, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, and Hawaii's Congressional Delegation.