High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026 has not moved since its introduction on Aug 31, 2026, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedAug 31, 2026
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Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 51 words.
High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026 This bill directs states to designate public high schools as voter registration agencies and requires public high schools to conduct annual voter registration drives to register eligible students. The Department of Education must reimburse eligible public high schools for carrying out voter registration drives.
Context
- Committees
- House Committee on House Administration
House Education and Workforce Committee - Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 120 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 633 words
- Latest action
- Aug 31, 2026: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 3
- 118th H.R. 8192 High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2024 D · Introduced
- 118th S. 4211 High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2024 D · Introduced
- 117th H.R. 6293 High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2021 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]