High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2024
HR 8192, the High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2024, requires all public high schools (as defined by federal education law) to serve as official voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act. It mandates that each high school conduct at least one annual voter registration drive targeting students enrolled in American Government or Economics courses, aged 17+ by April 10, and eligible to vote for federal office. The bill also establishes a federal grant program to reimburse schools for reasonable costs incurred during these registration drives, including documentation of activities and student registrations. This law directly affects public high schools and state election officials, creating a new requirement for schools to facilitate voter registration for eligible students.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 30, 2024
Last action Apr 30, 2024
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Apr 30, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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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Apr 30, 2024
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
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Frederica S. Wilson
DDemocratic
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Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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Darren Soto
DDemocratic
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Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Ilhan Omar
DDemocratic
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Jamaal Bowman
DDemocratic
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James E. Clyburn
DDemocratic
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Jamie Raskin
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Moskowitz
DDemocratic
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