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HR 1637 116th Congress House Education Educational facilities and institutions Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Elementary and secondary education State and local government operations

High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2019

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Mar 7, 2019
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High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2019

This bill requires states to designate public high schools as voter-registration agencies and public high schools to conduct annual voter-registration drives to register eligible students.

What's happening now March 7, 2019

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1637: High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1637/
MLA
"H.R. 1637: High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1637/.
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H.R. 1637, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1637/.
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