,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjai,mr4   
,kri%namoor?i 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,swalwell
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,wel*1  
,ms4 ,moore1 & ,ms4 ,e%oo7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,iv ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife to require      
in/itutions ( high] education t         
p>ticipate 9 programs "u su* title to   
di/ribute vot] regi/ration =ms to /ud5ts
 enroll$ at ! in/itution1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,help ,/ud5ts ,vote ,act4  
#b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t political p>ticipation &    
civic engagem5t are fundam5tal to !     
heal? ( ,am]ican democracy1 & t all     
citiz5s %\ld be enc\rag$ to vote1       
reg>dless ( p>ty affiliation4  #c4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,accord+ to ! ,national ,c5t] =         
,education ,/ati/ics1 und]graduate      

enrollm5t is project$ to increase f     
#ag1jjj1jjj to #ai1cjj1jjj /ud5ts betwe5
 #bjae & #bjbf1 & ne>ly #c1jjj1jjj      
und]graduate & graduate /ud5ts today    
enroll 9 exclusively onl9e education4   
7#b7 ,accord+ to ! ,pew ,rese>* ,c5t]1 p
 betwe5 ! ages ( #ah & #ce comprise     
r\ghly #ca p]c5t ( ! ov]all electorate4 
7#c7 ,9 #bjad1 "y adults 7ages #ah to   
#bi7 made up ab\t #ba p]c5t ( ! vot+    
eligible population b only #ag p]c5t (  
?is populations ca/ a ballot 9 ! #bjad  
election4  7#d7 ,j #db p]c5t ( #ah-bd   
ye> olds said !y 7 regi/]$ to vote 9    
#bjad1 :i* 0 ! l[e/ rate 9 #dj ye>s4    
7#e7 ,9 #bjjh1 #ba p]c5t ( "y adults    
7ages #ah to #bi7 said !y w]5't regi/]$ 
to vote because !y miss$ ! regi/ration  
deadl9e4 ,six p]c5t said !y didn't "k   
:]e or h[ to regi/]4  #d4 ,di/ribut+    
vot] regi/ration =ms ,section           
#dhg7;a77#bc7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77#bc77 
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#bc7  7,a7 
,! in/itution w make a good fai? ef=t to

 di/ribute vot] regi/ration =ms to ea*  
/ud5t1 & to make su* =ms widely         
available to /ud5ts at ! in/itution4 ,9 
?is p>agraph1 ! t]m /ud5t means an      
individual :o is enroll$ at ! in/itution
 z an und]graduate or graduate /ud5t on 
a full-"t or "p-"t basis1 includ+ an    
individual :o is solely enroll$ 9 an    
onl9e c\rse4  7,b7 ,! in/itution %all be
 consid]$ 9 compliance ) ! good fai?    
requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 7,a7--  7i7   
if1 ) respect to ea* /ud5t enroll$ &    
physically 9 att5dance at ! in/itution1 
! in/itution--  7,i7  7aa7 di/ributes   
vot] regi/ration =ms n less ?an twice 9 
a cal5d> ye>1 & di/ributes su* vot]     
regi/ration =ms n less ?an #cj days 9   
advance ( ! deadl9e = regi/]+ to vote )9
 ! ,/ate = ! next s*$ul$ ,f$]al or ,/ate
 prim>y election & n less ?an #cj days 9
 advance ( ! deadl9e = regi/]+ to vote  
)9 ! ,/ate = ! next s*$ul$ ,f$]al or    
,/ate g5]al election2 or  7bb7          
electronically transmits a message      
conta9+ a vot] regi/ration =m 7or !     

message conta9s an ,int]net address :]e 
su* a =m c be d[nload$7 acceptable = use
 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! in/itution is locat$ 
to ea* su* /ud5t1 & su* electronic      
message is devot$ exclusively to vot]   
regi/ration1 n less ?an twice 9 a cal5d>
 ye>1 & transmits su* a message n less  
?an #cj days 9 advance ( ! deadl9e =    
regi/]+ to vote )9 ! ,/ate = ! next     
s*$ul$ ,f$]al or ,/ate prim>y election &
 n less ?an #cj days 9 advance ( !      
deadl9e = regi/]+ to vote )9 ! ,/ate = !
 next s*$ul$ ,f$]al or ,/ate g5]al      
election2  7,,ii7 makes available       
in=mation reg>d+ ,/ate regi/ration      
deadl9es1 resid5cy requirem5ts1 vot]    
id5tification1 & abs5tee vot+1 z        
applicable2 &  7,,iii7 ensures t an     
appropriate /aff p]son or (fice has be5 
designat$ z a ,campus ,vote ,coord9ator 
to ensure compliance 9 accordance ) ?is 
clause at ! in/itution & :o %all-- 7aa7 
be publicly designat$ z ! ,campus ,vote 
,coord9ator1 along ) ! ,coord9ator's    
contact in=mation1 on ! in/itution's    

website2 &  7bb7 ^u reque/1 provide to  
/ud5ts resid5cy requirem5ts = vot+1     
includ+ ! ability ( out ( ,/ate /ud5ts  
to vote 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* !y are enroll$ &
 physically 9 att5dance1 9 accordance ) 
applicable ,/ate law2 &  7ii7 if1 )     
respect to ea* /ud5t enroll$ exclusively
 9 di/ance education or correspond5ce   
programs & :o is n physically 9         
att5dance at ! in/itution1 !            
in/itution--  7,i7 transmits a message (
 ref]ral to a c5traliz$ vot] regi/ration
 website or plat=m t provides applicable
 vot] regi/ration =ms & in=mation to    
pot5tial vot]s 9 all ,/ates1 provid$ t  
su* plat=m is ho/$ by a gov]nm5t        
affiliat$ website2 &  7,,ii7 transmits  
su* message n less ?an twice 9 a cal5d> 
ye>4  7,c7 ,! in/itution may also       
include vot] regi/ration =ms )9 mat]ials
 or in=mation di/ribut$ to newly        
enroll$1 or return+1 /ud5ts at ! beg9n+ 
( a t]m1 consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts (     
subp>agraph 7,b74  4  #e4 ,grants       
au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,education %all 

aw>d grants to in/itutions ( high]      
education t greatly exce$ ! m9imum      
requirem5ts "u section #dhg7;a77#bc7 ( !
 ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77#bc771 includ+ z    
demon/rat$ by--  7#a7 sponsor+ l>ge on  
campus vot] mobilization ef=ts2  7#b7   
engag+ ! surr\nd+ community 9 nonp>tisan
 vot] regi/ration & get out ! vote      
ef=ts2  7#c7 creat+ a website )         
c5traliz$ in=mation ab\t vot]           
regi/ration & election dates2  7#d7     
invit+ c&idates to speak on campus2 &   
7#e7 (f]+ rides to ! polls to increase  
vot] education1 regi/ration1 &          
mobilization4  #f4 ,en=cem5t actions    
7a7 ,corrective action  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,education %all submit a   
writt5 w>n+ to an in/itution ( high]    
education t violates a requirem5t (     
section #dhg7;a77#bc7 ( ! ,high]        
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajid7;a77#bc77 t includes a direction  
to correct ! violation n lat] ?an #fj   
days aft] ! date ! w>n+ 0 receiv$4  7#b7

 ,actions au?oriz$ ,if an in/itution (  
high] education does n correct a        
violation 9 accordance ) a direction f !
 ,secret>y ( ,education z describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates may au?orize ! appropriate
 ,/ate law en=cem5t (fic] or ! *ief     
elections (ficial ( a ,/ate to comm5ce a
 civil action 9 accordance ) subsection 
7b74  7b7 ,civil actions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,a ,/ate law en=cem5t (fic] or *ief     
elections (ficial ( a ,/ate may comm5ce 
a civil action 9 accordance ) subsection
 7a7 9 ! appropriate di/rict c\rt ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates aga9/ ! in/itution t      
engages 9 a patt]n or practice ( violat+
 section #dhg7;a77#bc7 ( ! ,high]       
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajid7;a77#bc774  7#b7 ,relief ,9 a     
civil action comm5c$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 !
 c\rt may-- 7,a7 grant any appropriate  
equitable or decl>atory relief ) respect
 to ! violation ( section #dhg7;a77#bc7 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77#bc772  7,b7 aw>d   

all o!r appropriate relief to any p]son 
or gr\p aggriev$ by ! violation2  7,c7  
to v9dicate ! public int]e/1 assess a   
civil p5alty 9 an am\nt n exce$+ ! am\nt
 li/$ 9 section #dhg7;c77#c77;,b7 ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;c77#c77;,b77 = any     
violation2 &  7,d7 take into acc\nt !   
numb] ( days 9 :i* ! infraction occurr$4
  7#c7 ,int]v5tion ,^u timely           
application1 a p]son aggriev$ by a      
violation ( section #dhg7;a77#bc7 ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77#bc77 ) respect to  
:i* a civil action is comm5c$ "u ?is    
subsection may int]v5e 9 su* action1 &  
may obta9 su* appropriate relief z !    
p]son c\ld obta9 9 a civil action "u    
subsection 7c7 ) respect to su*         
violation1 along ) co/s & reasonable    
attorneys fees4  7c7 ,private "r (      
action  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son or gr\p
 aggriev$ by a violation ( section      
#dhg7;a77#bc7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77#bc77 

may comm5ce a civil action 9 any        
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates aga9/ ! in/itution t engages 9   
su* violation4  7#b7 ,relief ,9 a civil 
action comm5c$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! c\rt 
may-- 7,a7 grant any appropriate        
equitable or decl>atory relief ) respect
 to ! violation ( section #dhg7;a77#bc7 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77#bc772  7,b7 aw>d   
any o!r appropriate relief to ! p]son or
 gr\p aggriev$ by ! violation1 includ+ !
 co/s ( ! action1 su* z reasonable      
attorneys' fees2  7,c7 to v9dicate !    
public int]e/1 assess a civil p5alty 9  
an am\nt n exce$+ ! am\nt li/$ 9 section
 #dhg7;c77#c77;,b7 ( ! ,high] ,education
 ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajid7;c77#c77;,b77 = any violation2 &  
7,d7 take into acc\nt ! numb] ( days 9  
:i* ! infraction occurr$4  7#c7 ,report+
 ,n lat] ?an #fj days be=e ! date a     
p]son or gr\p aggriev$ by a violation ( 
section #dhg7;a77#bc7 ( ! ,high]        
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  

#ajid7;a77#bc77 comm5ces a civil action 
"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! p]son or gr\p %all  
report ! violation to ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,education1 a ,f$]al or ,/ate law       
en=cem5t ag5cy1 & ! in/itution purport$ 
to h committ$ ! violation via an        
affidavit detail+ ! alleg$ violation4   
7d7 ,pres]vation ( rem$ies ,no?+ 9 ?is  
section %all be con/ru$ to preclude or  
limit any rem$y o!rwise available "u o!r
 law1 includ+ consequ5tial & punitive   
damages4