HJRES 16
119th 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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1