[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H3493-H3494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 ELIMINATE OBSTACLES TO STUDENT VOTERS

  (Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, young Americans vote at the lowest 
rates of any age group, and this is rooted in the unique obstacles 
faced by college students. When students move to a new campus, often in 
a new State, having never voted or even registered to vote, they lack 
the institutional support to help them navigate the voting process.
  That is why Senator Booker and I have introduced the Help Students 
Vote Act. Our legislation will take

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three major steps in eliminating the obstacles students face in voting.
  First, it requires every college and university to send voter 
registration information to all its students twice a year, at least 30 
days before registration deadlines.
  Second, it requires every school to designate a campus vote 
coordinator to answer students' questions about voting and to promote 
voting.
  And third, it encourages civic engagement by authorizing grants to 
colleges and universities that take exemplary action to promote 
political participation.
  The Help Students Vote Act is essential and will help our country 
better engage the next generations of American citizens.

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