House Bill (H.R.163-Title: To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a
period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes. )
Status:1/7/2003:
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2/3/2003:
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
2/3/2003:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15]
Co-Sponsors: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 1/7/2003
Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3] - 1/28/2003
Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] - 5/19/2004
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 1/28/2003
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 1/7/2003
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 1/28/2003
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 1/28/2003
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 1/28/2003
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 1/7/2003
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 1/7/2003
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 1/28/2003
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 1/7/2003
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 1/28/2003
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 1/28/2003(withdrawn - 6/21/2004)
Senate Bill (S.89-Title: A bill to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform
a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes.
)
Status:1/7/2003:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsor: Sen Hollings, Ernest F. [SC]
No Co Sponsors
Source:
thomas.loc.gov...
Now this is as black & white as you can get, Yes there is legislation in both houses of congress to reinstate the draft, with Big differences from
the prioir draft during the Vietnam war, ages 18-26, men & women, conscientous objectors included check out this snippet:
SEC. 8. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION.
(a) CLAIMS AS CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR- Any person selected under this Act for induction into the uniformed services who claims, because of
religious training and belief (as defined in section 6(j) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 456(j))), exemption from combatant training
included as part of that military service and whose claim is sustained under such procedures as the President may prescribe, shall, when inducted,
participate in military service that does not include any combatant training component.
(b) TRANSFER TO CIVILIAN SERVICE- Any such person whose claim is sustained may, at the discretion of the President, be transferred to a national
service program for performance of such person's national service obligation under this Act.
House Bill:
thomas.loc.gov...:H.R.163:
Senate Bill:
thomas.loc.gov...:S.89:
Now that is something. Do you know who? 
