HJRES 23 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.

Introduced 2021-02-03· Sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.(2021-04-23)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to lower the minimum age for the right to vote from 18 to 16.…

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Cosponsors (17)

17 Democrats
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR
Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]IL
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]NY
Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]NY
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]MA
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]MA