HR 6293
117th Congress
House
Education
High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2021
Introduced: December 14, 2021
Introduced by:
Wilson, Frederica S.
Democratic
· Florida
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Became law
Dec 14, 2021
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.
Dec 14, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2021
This bill directs states to designate public high schools as voter-registration agencies and requires public high schools to conduct annual voter-registration drives to register eligible students. The Department of Education must reimburse eligible public high schools for carrying out voter-registration drives.
What's happening now
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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