H.R. 6298 · 115th Congress
High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2018
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 28, 2018
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: 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.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 28, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.