H.R. 10202

High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026

Sponsor: Frederica S. Wilson

6 cosponsors
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Written by the Congressional Research Service.

High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026

This bill directs states to designate public high schools as voter registration agencies and requires public high schools to conduct annual voter registration drives to register eligible students. The Department of Education must reimburse eligible public high schools for carrying out voter registration drives.

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Sec. 2. Designation of public high schools as voter registration agencies

(a) Requiring designation by States. Section 7(a)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(2)) is amended—

(1) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A);

(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

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(C) all public high schools (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7801)) in the State.

(b) Conforming amendment relating to optional designation of other public schools. Section 7(a)(3)(B)(i) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(3)(B)(i)) is amended by striking public schools, and inserting public elementary schools (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7801)),.