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H.R. 8341: Youth Voting Rights Act

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H.R. 8341: Youth Voting Rights Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-12 · 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 2022-07-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Youth Voting Rights Act

Plain summary

Youth Voting Rights Act This bill expands voting access for youth. Specifically, the bill establishes a private right of action to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, which prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on age. Additionally, the bill directs each state to designate as voter registration agencies all offices within public institutions of higher education (IHEs) that provide assistance to students, implement a preregistration process to allow minors who are 16 years or older to register to vote in federal elections that take place when or after the preregistered individual turns age 18, and ensure the availability of polling places on campuses of IHEs (with the availability of waivers). The bill prohibits durational residency requirements for voting in all federal elections. Currently, this prohibition applies only to voting for the offices of President and Vice President. States and local jurisdictions with voter identification requirements must treat IHE-issued student identification cards as voter identification. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must make grants to states to increase the involvement of individuals under age 18 in public election activities. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on trends related to voter registration, absentee voting, and provisional voting. The EAC must also collect and make publicly available certain data from states.

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Official text

Youth Voting Rights Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · 23 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] reported raising $772,833 (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-hr8341 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117