US Congress House Bill 124 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes requirements regarding congressional redistricting, including that redistricting plans must be developed by an independent redistricting commission. A state that has been redistricted after an apportionment of Representatives may not be redistricted again until after the next apportionment, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct a subsequent redistricting in order to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Each state must establish an independent redistricting commission to develop redistricting plans that meet specified criteria. If such a plan is not enacted into law, a state's highest court may select a plan developed by the state's commission. If the state court does not select a plan, a U.S. district court must develop a plan. The Election Assistance Commission must make payments to states to carry out redistricting.

John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

HB44 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HB130 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/124/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr124/BILLS-116hr124ih.pdf