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H.R. 4916 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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, Aug 5, 2025

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

Makes voting easier for young people

This bill aims to remove barriers that prevent young people from voting. It allows 16-year-olds to preregister so they can vote once they turn 18, requires colleges to serve as voter registration offices, and ensures polling places are available on college campuses. It also stops states from imposing durational residency requirements for federal elections and requires states to accept student ID cards as voter identification.

How it affects you

If you're a young person or student, this bill would make it simpler to register and vote by bringing registration services and polling places to your campus and allowing early preregistration at 16. If you're a state election official, you'd need to update voter ID policies and create new preregistration processes.

Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Aug 5, 2025)

Youth Voting Rights Act

This bill expands voting access for youth.

Specifically, the bill establishes a private right of action to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, which prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on age. Further, the bill authorizes the Department of Justice to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment against age-based restrictions for voting by mail.

Additionally, the bill directs each state to

• designate as voter registration agencies all offices within public institutions of higher education (IHEs) that provide assistance to students,

• implement a preregistration process to allow minors who are 16 years or older to register to vote in federal elections that take place when or after the preregistered individual turns age 18, and

• ensure the availability of polling places on campuses of IHEs (with the availability of waivers).

The bill prohibits durational residency requirements for voting in all federal elections. Currently, this prohibition applies only to voting for the offices of President and Vice President.

States and local jurisdictions with voter identification requirements must treat IHE-issued student identification cards as voter identification.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must make grants to states to increase the involvement of individuals under age 18 in public election activities.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on trends related to voter registration, absentee voting, and provisional voting. The EAC must also collect and make publicly available certain data from states.

Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.

119th Congress
1st SessionH. R. 4916

A BILL

Youth Voting Rights Act

In the HouseNo vote yet

Sponsor: Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5) · Introduced Aug 5, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text

Read the full billOfficial record on Congress.gov ↗

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Aug 5, 2025: “Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.”

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