On the recordMarch 7, 2019
Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 72, insert after line 2 the following: SEC. 1052. LOWERING MANDATORY MINIMUM VOTING AGE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS. (a) Lowering Voting Age to 16 Years of Age.--A State may not refuse to permit an individual to register to vote or vote in an election for Federal office held in the State on the grounds of the individual's age if the individual will be at least 16 years of age on the date of the election. (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to elections held in 2020 or any succeeding year. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 172, the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Massachusetts.
