{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-10202","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":10202,"title":"High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-08-31","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000808","fullName":"Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]","party":"D","state":"FL","district":24}],"cosponsorsCount":6,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-08-31","text":"Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-08-31","text":"Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-31","text":"Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>High School Voter Empowerment Act of </strong><strong>2026</strong></p><p>This bill directs states to designate public high schools as voter&nbsp;registration agencies and requires public high schools to conduct annual voter&nbsp;registration drives to register eligible students. The Department of Education must reimburse eligible public high schools for carrying out voter&nbsp;registration drives.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-30T18:54:47Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1223,"ts":"2026-10-13T15:27:46.556Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=High%20School%20Voter%20Empowerment%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}