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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 625 

To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program 

under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational 

agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2019 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. KING, 

Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SMITH, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 

Administration 

A BILL 

To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out 

a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives 

to provide voter registration information to secondary 

school students in the 12th grade. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Students Voicing Opin5 ions in Today’s Elections Act’’ or the ‘‘Students VOTE 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING VOTER REG2 ISTRATION INFORMATION TO SECONDARY 

3 SCHOOL STUDENTS PRIOR TO GRADUATION. 

4 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Election Assistance Com5 mission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commis6 sion’’) shall carry out a pilot program under which the 

7 Commission shall provide funds during fiscal year 2019 

8 to eligible local educational agencies for initiatives to pro9 vide information on registering to vote in elections for pub10 lic office to secondary school students in the 12th grade. 

11 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency is eligi12 ble to receive funds under the pilot program under this 

13 Act if the agency submits to the Commission, at such time 

14 and in such form as the Commission may require, an ap15 plication containing— 

16 (1) a description of the initiatives the agency 

17 intends to carry out with the funds; 

18 (2) an estimate of the costs associated with 

19 such initiatives; and 

20 (3) such other information and assurances as 

21 the Commission may require. 

22 (c) CONSULTATION WITH ELECTION OFFICIALS.—A 

23 local educational agency receiving funds under the pilot 

24 program shall consult with the State and local election of25 ficials who are responsible for administering elections for 


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1 public office in the area served by the agency in developing 

2 the initiatives the agency will carry out with the funds. 

3 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘local edu4 cational agency’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the mean5 ings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 

6 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

7 SEC. 3. REPORTS. 

8 (a) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS.—Not later 

9 than the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on 

10 the date of the receipt of the funds, each local educational 

11 agency receiving funds under the pilot program under this 

12 Act shall submit a report to the Commission describing 

13 the initiatives carried out with the funds and analyzing 

14 their effectiveness. 

15 (b) REPORT BY COMMISSION.—Not later than the ex16 piration of the 60-day period which begins on the date 

17 the Commission receives the final report submitted by a 

18 local educational agency under subsection (a), the Com19 mission shall submit a report to Congress on the pilot pro20 gram under this Act. 

21 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

23 as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 

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