Help Students Vote Act
- Last Action
- 3/25/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-03-25Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-25 (00)
Help Students Vote Act
This bill addresses voter registration of students who attend institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs. The bill also directs IHEs to use a specified portion of federal work-study grants to compensate students for civic engagement activities.
Specifically, the bill (1) requires IHEs to make every reasonable effort to distribute voter registration applications to each of their students at least twice a year, (2) authorizes grants to IHEs that greatly exceed the requirements governing the distribution of voter registration applications, and (3) allows civil actions against IHEs that violate the requirements.
In addition, the bill requires IHEs to use a specified portion of federal work-study grants to compensate students who are employed in civic engagement activities, including voter registration, nonpartisan voter engagement, and voter participation work.
Cosponsors (6)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Higher education
- Voting rights
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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