HJRES 16 · 119th CongressIn Committeecongress.gov ↗

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

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This joint resolution suggests changing the Constitution to allow people who are 16 years old to vote instead of having to wait until they are 18. Currently, you must be 18 to vote, but this would lower that age requirement to 16.

Introduced

January 9, 2025

Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

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