US HB4000 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-28 - 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]
Status: Introduced on July 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-28 - 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]
Summary
Requires (1) that ranked choice voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference) be used for all elections for Members of the House of Representatives, (2) that states entitled to six or more Representatives establish districts such that three to five Representatives are elected from each district, and (3) that states entitled to fewer than six Representatives elect all Representatives on an at-large basis. The bill also requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.
Title
Fair Representation Act
Sponsors
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] |
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-08-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
2019-07-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-07-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-07-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2226 (Related) 2019-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Census and government statistics
Civil actions and liability
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional elections
District of Columbia
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal district courts
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
House of Representatives
Judicial review and appeals
Northern Mariana Islands
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying
State and local finance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Voting rights
Civil actions and liability
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional elections
District of Columbia
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal district courts
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
House of Representatives
Judicial review and appeals
Northern Mariana Islands
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying
State and local finance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Voting rights
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4000/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4000/BILLS-116hr4000ih.pdf |