I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8623 
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 
JUNE 5, 2024 
Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. PETERS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BLUNT 
ROCHESTER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CARBAJAL, and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Admin-
istration 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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 
are held on or after the date on which the individual 
turns 18 years of age. 
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‘‘(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 
8A of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 (as added by section 2(a)); 
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