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HR 1709 104th Congress House

Selective Service Standby Act of 1995

Official title: To amend the Military Selective Service Act to suspend the registration requirement and the activities of civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and si… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Military Selective Service Act to suspend the registration requirement and the activities of civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and similar local agencies of the Selective Service System, except during national emergencies, and to require the Director of Selective Service to prepare a report regarding the development of a viable standby registration program for use only during national emergencies.

Introduced: August 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCompulsory military serviceCongressCongressional reporting requirements
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Draft registrationFederal employeesGovernment Operations and PoliticsInformation servicesPresidential appointmentsScience, Technology, CommunicationsSelective Service SystemWar and emergency powers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 1995
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Jun 6, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 6, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 25, 1995
Introduced in House
May 25, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
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 Latest action September 12, 1995

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Selective Service Standby Act of 1995 - Amends the Military Selective Service Act to prohibit: (1) requiring a person to submit to registration under the Selective Service System (SSS) unless a declaration of national emergency is in effect; (2) the President from appointing a person as a member of a civilian local board, civilian appeal board, or similar local agency of the SSS, except during a national emergency; and (3) any such board from meeting.

Prohibits any person from being denied any right, privilege, benefit, or employment position under Federal law by reason of failure to so register after the effective date of this Act.

Requires the SSS Director to submit to the Congress a standby emergency manpower mobilization program to be used by the SSS only during national emergencies for the registration of appropriate persons.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 4, 1995
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 30, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1709: Selective Service Standby Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1709/
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