Congress·In Committee·H.R. 126

Original Students Voicing Opinions in Today’s Elections (VOTE) Act

Voter Registration Information for High School Seniors

Jan 3, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 18 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on House Administration where it has been since January 2025. No action has taken place on this proposal for 18 months. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but it is not showing any signs of progress.

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Very unlikely to pass

This bill was introduced by a member of the minority party and deals with voter registration, which is a topic that currently lacks bipartisan support in the House.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 126 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 126 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill creates a pilot program to help high school seniors learn how to register to vote. The Election Assistance Commission would provide federal money to local school districts to run these outreach programs.
School districts that want the funding must apply and explain exactly how they plan to share voter registration information. They are also required to work with local election officials to make sure the information they give students is accurate.
The program focuses specifically on 12th grade students. The goal is to make sure young people have the tools they need to participate in elections as soon as they graduate and reach the legal voting age.
After receiving the money, schools have 90 days to report back on what they did and how well it worked. The government will then use these reports to decide if the program was successful and should be used in more places.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Jan 3, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Original Students Voicing Opinions in Today’s Elections (VOTE) Act

Bill NumberHR 126

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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