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HJRES 23 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Age discrimination Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Voting rights

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.

Introduced: February 3, 2021 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to lower the minimum age for the right to vote from 18 to 16.

What's happening now April 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 1

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 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 3, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 3, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Feb 3, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Feb 3, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 23: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-23/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 23: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-23/.
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H.J. Res. 23, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-23/.
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[H.J. Res. 23: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-23/)
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