# 116-hr-8053: Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020

116-hr-8053, Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8053
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-08-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020 This bill outlines specific practices that violate the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution and establishes procedures to enforce the amendment. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment established 18 as the legal voting age and prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on age.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8053 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8053)

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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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