Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (2025-01-09)
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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to lower the minimum age for the right to vote from 18 to 16.
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