# 116-hr-5945: Selective Service Modernization Act of 2020

116-hr-5945, Selective Service Modernization Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5945
- Congress: 116
- Title: Selective Service Modernization Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2020-02-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Selective Service Modernization Act of 2020 This bill makes changes related to the Selective Service System and induction into the U.S. Armed Forces. The bill requires the expungement of an individual's criminal conviction, other than for a crime of violence, upon the individual's induction into the U.S. Armed Forces. The bill also requires that the records of Selective Service registrants are periodically updated to exclude persons no longer subject to induction into the U.S. Armed Forces (e.g., deceased persons and persons receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits).

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5945 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5945)

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- [116-hr-8925: John Lewis Prompt and Accurate Reporting of Elections Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8925)
- [116-hr-8903: National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8903)
- [116-hr-8882: FLOODS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8882)
- [116-hr-8856: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in rec…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8856)
- [116-hr-8845: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8845)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5945 (as of 2025-11-18).