High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-08-31Topic: elections democracy · education

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-08-31	House	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.	refer
2026-08-31	House	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.	refer
2026-08-31		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-08-31		Introduced in House	introduce

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