H.J.Res. 16 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 9, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.
IntroducedJan 9, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 21 words.
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to lower the minimum age for the right to vote from 18 to 16.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 235 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 120 words
- Subjects
- Age discriminationConstitution and constitutional amendmentsElections, voting, political campaign regulationVoting rights
- Latest action
- Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 118th H.J.Res. 16 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older. D · Introduced
- 117th H.J.Res. 23 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older. D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]