IA 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 47 
Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2015 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. ASHFORD, 
Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CLAY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. ESTY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mr. LANCE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. NEAL, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. STEWART, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. 
YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, and Mr. ZINKE) introduced the 
following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth 
Council. 
Whereas the unique perspectives and insights of young peo-
ple, especially young people who have previously partici-
pated in a public policy-related program, outreach initia-
tive, internship, or fellowship opportunity, are essential to 
ensure that investments made by the Federal Govern-
ment in youth services are effective and efficient; 
Whereas existing outreach and engagement mechanisms of 
the Federal Government are designed in ways that inhibit 
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the participation, and lead to the underrepresentation, of 
young people in the policymaking process; and 
Whereas numerous Members of Congress, Governors, State 
legislatures, mayors, and city councils have created youth 
councils that have proven to be an effective means of re-
ceiving input from young people, which leads to more ef-
fective and efficient policies: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PRESIDENTIAL YOUTH COUNCIL. 
(a) Congress— 
(1) supports the establishment with private 
funds of a Presidential Youth Council to— 
(A) advise the President and the adminis-
tration on the perspectives of young people; 
(B) make public policy-related youth pro-
grams more efficient and effective; and 
(C) address issues that will affect the long- 
term future of the United States; 
(2) recommends that the Presidential Youth 
Council be composed of 24 young people who— 
(A) are appointed by leaders of the major-
ity and minority parties in the House and the 
Senate, and the President, in the manner de-
scribed in subsection (b); 
(B) are 16 to 24 years of age; 
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(C) have participated in a public policy-re-
lated program, outreach initiative, internship, 
fellowship, or congressionally sponsored youth 
advisory council; 
(D) can constructively contribute to policy 
deliberations; 
(E) can conduct outreach to solicit the 
views and perspectives of peers; and 
(F) have backgrounds that reflect the ra-
cial, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity of 
the United States; and 
(3) recommends that the Presidential Youth 
Council as a whole undertake activities to solicit the 
unique views and perspectives of young people and 
bring those views and perspectives to the attention 
of the head of each department or agency of the 
Federal Government and Congress. 
(b) Congress recommends that the members of the 
Presidential Youth Council be appointed in the following 
manner: 
(1) The President shall appoint 4 Council mem-
bers. 
(2) The Speaker of the House shall appoint ei-
ther 4 Council members (if the Speaker belongs to 
the same political party as the President) or 6 Coun-
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cil members (if the Speaker does not belong to the 
same political party as the President). 
(3) The Minority Leader of the House shall ap-
point either 4 Council members (if the Minority 
Leader belongs to the same political party as the 
President) or 6 Council members (if the Minority 
Leader does not belong to the same political party 
as the President). 
(4) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall ap-
point 4 Council members (if the Majority Leader be-
longs to the same political party as the President) 
or 6 Council members (if the Majority Leader does 
not belong to the same political party as the Presi-
dent). 
(5) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall ap-
point either 4 Council members (if the Minority 
Leader belongs to the same political party as the 
President) or 6 Council members (if the Minority 
Leader does not belong to the same political party 
as the President). 
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