# 117-hjres-23: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.

117-hjres-23, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hjres-23
- Congress: 117
- Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2021-02-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2337: Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021
- 117-hr-2234: EACH Act of 2021
- 117-hr-2238: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1948: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
- 117-hr-1670: Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hjres-23 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/23)

## Related
- [117-hr-2337: Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2337)
- [117-hr-2234: EACH Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2234)
- [117-hr-2238: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2238)
- [117-hr-1948: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1948)
- [117-hr-1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1808)
- [117-hr-1670: Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1670)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-23 (as of 2026-10-15).