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S 992 117th Congress Senate Education Civil actions and liability Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Higher education Voting rights

Help Students Vote Act

Introduced: March 25, 2021 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Students Vote Act

This bill addresses voter registration of students who attend institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs. The bill also directs IHEs to use a specified portion of federal work-study grants to compensate students for civic engagement activities.

Specifically, the bill (1) requires IHEs to make every reasonable effort to distribute voter registration applications to each of their students at least twice a year, (2) authorizes grants to IHEs that greatly exceed the requirements governing the distribution of voter registration applications, and (3) allows civil actions against IHEs that violate the requirements.

In addition, the bill requires IHEs to use a specified portion of federal work-study grants to compensate students who are employed in civic engagement activities, including voter registration, nonpartisan voter engagement, and voter participation work.

What's happening now March 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4