ACLU Urges No Vote on H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

This letter urges House members to vote “NO” on final passage of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA), because it would: block the closing of the Guantanamo detention facility and the ending of indefinite detention, undermine civil rights protections by allowing discrimination by federal contractors and grantees, and authorize the transfer of military drones—specifically MQ-9/Predator B drones—to state and federal agencies. The letter also expresses our concern and disappointment that the House Rules Committee stripped a provision that would have required equal treatment of men and women by the Selective Service, and denied the full House the opportunity to consider the provision.