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H.R. 1366: Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2021

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H.R. 1366: Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-25 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-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 Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2021

Plain summary

Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2021 This bill outlines specific practices that violate the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, identifies actions that are voting offenses, and provides for the enforcement of the amendment. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment sets the voting age at 18 and prohibits states or the federal government from denying or restricting the right to vote based on age. First, the bill specifies those actions by a state or political subdivision that qualify as a violation of the right to vote based on age, including laws that reduce or restrict the ability of students who attend an institution of higher education and reside in the jurisdiction of the institution to register to vote in that jurisdiction. It also provides for (1) criminal penalties for such violations, and (2) preventive relief such as an injunction or a restraining order. Next, the bill allows for the appointment of federal observers to enforce voting rights related to age. The Department of Justice may monitor and enforce such voting rights whenever federal observers are appointed. Further, the bill specifies other actions that are voting offenses. It also establishes criminal penalties for certain voting offenses, including those related to duplicative voting and the deprivation of voting rights. The bill also sets forth requirements for a state or political subdivision to notify the public about changes with respect to the voting procedures for federal elections.

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

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Official text

Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · 26 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Neguse (D-CO), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Darren Soto (D-FL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] reported raising $23.7 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-cong117-hr1366 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117