United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5492 (116th)
To repeal the Military Selective Service Act, and thereby terminate the registration requirements of such Act and eliminate civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and similar local agencies of the Selective Service System.
Introduced
19 December 2019
Last action
19 December 2019 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
PETER DEFAZIO, Rodney Davis, Thomas Massie, Earl Blumenauer, Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
This bill repeals the requirement for males between the ages of 18 and 26 to register with the Selective Service. The bill provides that an individual shall not be penalized for prior failure to register with the Selective Service.
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Timeline
19 December 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
19 December 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 December 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 December 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 December 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 December 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 December 2019
Sponsors
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
- Rodney Davis · R · Sponsor
- Thomas Massie · R · Cosponsor
- Earl Blumenauer · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Zoe Lofgren · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsas00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Selective Service Repeal Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5492
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5492
- us · 116-hr-5492 · source updated 6 June 2025