When was the first peacetime conscription bill enacted in the United States?

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Ross Riley · Answer 1 · 2018-04-20T01:44:25+0000

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke-Wadsworth Act, Pub.L. 76–783, 54 Stat. 885, enacted September 16, 1940, was the first peacetime conscription in United States history.

When was the first peacetime conscription bill enacted in the United States?

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