Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to lower the minimum age for the right to vote from 18 to 16.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 3, 2021
Last action Apr 23, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Grace Meng
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Alcee L. Hastings
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
Co
Jamaal Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
Co
Jesús G. "Chuy" García
DDemocratic
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