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The House on Friday rejected a controversial proposal that would have required the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of "Islamic religious doctrines, concepts or schools of thought" that could be used to radicalize or recruit Islamic terrorists.
The amendment offered by Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., was defeated by a vote of 208-217. There were 27 Republicans who crossed the aisle to vote against the measure.
The amendment would have required Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to "conduct two concurrent strategic assessments of the use of violent or unorthodox Islamic religious doctrine to support extremist or terrorist messaging and justification" within a year.