Crow Supports Legislation Protecting Women in Combat

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger and member of the House Armed Services Committee, helped introduce the Women Add Resourcefulness and Resilience to Improve Operational Readiness (WARRIOR) Act. This bill ensures that women in combat are evaluated on their skills, performance, and the gender-neutral standards that female servicemembers are already meeting and exceeding. As Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration malign women in our military, this bill prevents the exclusion of women in our Armed Forces.

Crow introduced the bill with Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-01), Gil Cisneros (D-CA-31), Pat Ryan (D-NY-18), Mike Thompson (D-CA-04), and Derek Tran (D-CA-45).

“When I deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, I served alongside badass women who risked their lives to protect our nation,” said Congressman Crow. “Anyone willing to put on the uniform and defend this country deserves our support. Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump constantly undermine our women in uniform and question their service. This bill would ensure that people like them can’t prevent qualified and patriotic women from serving our country.”

Congressman Crow has condemned this Administration’s hostility toward female servicemembers. Crow has also introduced legislation to codify and expand access to abortion care for US servicemembers and helped introduce a bill to amend military records of women veterans who were deployed but not recognized for their service in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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