High schools must run voter sign-up drives for students 17 and up.
H.R. 10202 — High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026 · Filed by Frederica Wilson (D-FL) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 31, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
All public high schools must sign up voters at least once a year. Schools must target students aged 17 and older in civics and economics classes. The federal government will give schools money to pay for these drives. States can loan voting machines to schools for student council elections.
Who it affects
High schools must run the voter sign-up drives. Students aged 17 and older in civics and economics classes can sign up at school.
One thing to notice
Schools must start drives before they know if federal money will arrive on time. The bill targets only civics and economics classes. Some eligible students in other classes may not get a chance to sign up.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.
- Aug 31, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 31, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce and House Committee on House Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal government — The U.S. government in Washington, D.C.
- eligible — Able to do something because you meet the rules.
- voting machines — Equipment used to count votes in elections.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,647 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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