I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1442 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each 
State to implement a process under which individuals who are 16 years 
of age may apply to register to vote in elections for Federal office 
in the State, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make 
grants to States to increase the involvement of minors in public election 
activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 
Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. COHEN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. WILSON of 
Florida, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. MOORE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. HAS-
TINGS, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MCEACHIN, and Ms. 
SPEIER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
require each State to implement a process under which 
individuals who are 16 years of age may apply to register 
to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, to 
direct the Election Assistance Commission to make 
grants to States to increase the involvement of minors 
in public election activities, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pre-Registration Of 
Voters Everywhere Act’’ or the ‘‘PROVE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRE-REGISTRATION OF MINORS FOR VOTING IN 
FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 
(a) REQUIRING IMPLEMENTATION OF PROCESS.— 
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 8 the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 8A. PRE-REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR MINORS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING IMPLEMENTATION
OF PRE-REG-
ISTRATION PROCESS.—Each State shall implement a 
process under which— 
‘‘(1) an individual who is a resident of the State 
may apply to register to vote in elections for Federal 
office in the State at any time after the individual 
turns 16 years of age; and 
‘‘(2) if the individual is not 18 years of age or 
older at the time the individual applies under para-
graph (1) but would be eligible to vote in such elec-
tions if the individual were 18 years of age, the 
State shall ensure that the individual is registered to 
vote in elections for Federal office in the State that 
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are held on or after the date on which the individual 
turns 18 years of age. 
‘‘(b) PERMITTING AVAILABILITY OF PROCESS FOR 
YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS.—A State may, at its option, 
make the process implemented under subsection (a) avail-
able to individuals who are younger than 16 years of 
age.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect upon the expiration of the 
90-day period that begins on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACTIVITIES TO ENCOUR-
AGE INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN ELECTION 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Election Assistance 
Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Commission’’) shall make grants to eligible 
States to enable such States to carry out a plan to 
increase the involvement of individuals under 18 
years of age in public election activities in the State. 
(2) CONTENTS
OF
PLANS.—A State’s plan 
under this subsection shall include— 
(A) methods to promote the use of the pre- 
registration process implemented under section 
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8A of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 (as added by section 2(a)); 
(B) modifications to the curriculum of sec-
ondary schools in the State to promote civic en-
gagement; and 
(C) such other activities to encourage the 
involvement of young people in the electoral 
process as the State considers appropriate. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A State is eligible to receive a 
grant under this section if the State submits to the Com-
mission, at such time and in such form as the Commission 
may require, an application containing— 
(1) a description of the State’s plan under sub-
section (a); 
(2) a description of the performance measures 
and targets the State will use to determine its suc-
cess in carrying out the plan; and 
(3) such other information and assurances as 
the Commission may require. 
(c) PERIOD OF GRANT; REPORT.— 
(1) PERIOD OF GRANT.—A State receiving a 
grant under this section shall use the funds provided 
by the grant over a 2-year period agreed to between 
the State and the Commission. 
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the end of the 2-year period agreed to under para-
graph (1), the State shall submit to the Commission 
a report on the activities the State carried out with 
the funds provided by the grant, and shall include 
in the report an analysis of the extent to which the 
State met the performance measures and targets in-
cluded in its application under subsection (b)(2). 
(d) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States and the District 
of Columbia. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this 
section $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
Æ 
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