H.J. Res. 16 119th Congress House

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

Introduced: January 9, 2025 Introduced by: Grace Meng Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Age discriminationConstitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationVoting rights

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 9, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

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Cosponsors 6

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Jan 9, 2025

Casten, Sean

Illinois · Jan 9, 2025

Mullin, Kevin

California · Jan 9, 2025

Pressley, Ayanna

Massachusetts · Jan 9, 2025

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jan 9, 2025

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Jan 9, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 16: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-16/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 16: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-16/.

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H.J. Res. 16, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-16/.

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[H.J. Res. 16: 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/119-HJRES-16/)