# 119-hr-10202: High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026

119-hr-10202, High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10202
- Congress: 119
- Title: High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-02

## Summary

**Designates all public high schools as official voter registration agencies and requires annual student voter registration drives.** It creates a Department of Education grant program to reimburse reasonable costs and allows state election officials to provide voting machines for student elections on request. - Students: Targets students enrolled in American Government or Economics who are at least 17 by April 10 and otherwise eligible to vote. Schools must aim to register all such students during each academic year. - Schools and districts: All public high schools, as defined in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, must run an annual voter registration drive and may apply to the Secretary of Education to be reimbursed for reasonable drive costs. Funding is authorized for fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding year as needed. - Election officials: State election officials may enter agreements to lend voting machines and related supplies for student council or similar school elections under terms set by the official and the school.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- High school voter drives and help: benefit, medium. This would make every public high school a voter registration agency. Each high school would have to hold at least one voter registration drive each academic year. Drives would aim to register students in American Government or Economics classes who are at least 17 on April 10 and who are eligible…
- Limit optional registration to elementary schools: cost, low. This would change the National Voter Registration Act wording so that the optional designation applies only to public elementary schools. That would remove the phrase "public schools" as an optional category and limit optional school registration sites to elementary schools. The change would take e…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10202 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10202)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10202 (as of 2026-10-02).