119th Congress
H.R. 10202: High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, to direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students attending such schools, to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to reimburse such schools for the costs of conducting such voter registration drives, and for other purposes.
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Summary
This bill directs states to designate public high schools as voter registration agencies and requires public high schools to conduct annual voter registration drives to register eligible students. The Department of Education must reimburse eligible public high schools for carrying out voter registration drives.
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Cosponsors
- Suzanne Bonamici D-OROriginal
- Ed Case D-HIOriginal
- Angie Craig D-MNOriginal
- Shomari Figures D-ALOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the House by Frederica Wilson.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.