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H.R. 1637 116th Congress House

High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2019

Official title: 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Frederica S. Wilson Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Education Educational facilities and institutionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationElementary and secondary educationState and local government operations
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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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 Latest action 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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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.

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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/
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"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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