Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to extend voting rights to U.S. citizens aged 16 or older in all federal elections, while repealing the 26th Amendment (which set the voting age at 18). It would directly affect 16- and 17-year-old citizens by granting them the right to vote in presidential, congressional, and other federal elections. The amendment requires Congress to pass laws enforcing this change, and it must be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years to take effect. The proposal does not alter voting eligibility for state or local elections, which remain governed by existing laws.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2023
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Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Last action Jan 11, 2023
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Jan 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Grace Meng
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
Co
Jamaal Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
Co
Jesús G. "Chuy" García
DDemocratic
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