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Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020

Introduced: August 14, 2020 Introduced by: Pappas, Chris Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020

This bill outlines specific practices that violate the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution and establishes procedures to enforce the amendment. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment established 18 as the legal voting age and prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on age.

What's happening now August 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 12
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Nov 16, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Oct 20, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Oct 20, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 14, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 11, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Aug 28, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 21, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Aug 14, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Aug 14, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Aug 14, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8053: Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8053/
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"H.R. 8053: Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8053/.
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H.R. 8053, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8053/.
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