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H.J.Res. 115: Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council.

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H.J.Res. 115: Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-07-24 · Families · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-07-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council.

Plain summary

Calls on the President to establish a Presidential Youth Council to create recommendations that: (1) advise the President and the administration on the perspectives of young people, (2) make public policy-related youth programs more efficient and effective, and (3) address issues that will affect the long-term future of the United States. Recommends that: (1) Council members meet certain criteria, and (2) the Council as a whole undertake activities to solicit the unique views and perspectives of young people and bring them to the attention of the head of each federal department or agency and Congress.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] reported raising $3.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hjres115 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112