Youth Voting Rights Act

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) 50 years ago, our Nation came together unanimously to expand the franchise to those 18 years of age and older and to outlaw age-based discrimination in accessing the franchise;

(2) 50 years later, the promises of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States (referred to in this Act as the 26th Amendment) remain unfulfilled although the reasons that motivated its ratification endure; and

(3) pursuant to section 2 of the 26th Amendment, Congress is empowered to enforce the article by appropriate legislation and acts accordingly in this Act.