HJRES 16 · 118th 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 2023-01-11· Sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2023-01-11)

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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. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]CA
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]MA
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]NY
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]CA
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]CA