High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 28, 2018 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 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.
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- IntroducedJun 28, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2018
This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to designate public high schools as voter-registration agencies and require them to conduct annual voter-registration drives.
Specifically, a school shall aim to register all of its students who are:
- enrolled in a class in American Government or Economics,
- at least 17 years old as of April 10th of that year, and
- eligible to register to vote in elections for federal office held in the state.
The Department of Education shall reimburse a school for reasonable costs incurred in carrying out a voter-registration drive.
At a school's request, the appropriate state election official may agree to provide the school with voting machines and related equipment for use in a student council or similar election held at the school.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
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- Jun 28, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2018Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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- Jun 28, 2018Introduced in House
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