To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates a federal limit on mid-decade congressional redistricting. Congress states that Article I, section 4 and section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment give it authority to set terms and conditions for congressional redistricting after House apportionment. It then amends 2 U.S.C. 2c to provide that once a state has been redistricted in the manner provided by law after a decennial apportionment under 2 U.S.C. 2a, the state may not redistrict its congressional districts again until after the next apportionment. The exception is when a court requires the state to conduct a later redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The bill expressly does not affect state or local office elections or the process for drawing state or local districts. It applies to congressional redistricting occurring after the November 2024 election.
Who Benefits and How
Voters benefit from more stable congressional districts between decennial apportionments. Communities targeted by partisan mid-decade map changes benefit because states could not redraw congressional lines repeatedly for political advantage. Voting Rights Act plaintiffs benefit because court-ordered remedial maps remain allowed. Election administrators benefit from fewer mid-cycle congressional map changes to implement.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State legislatures lose flexibility to redraw congressional maps more than once per decade for political or policy reasons. Governors and state redistricting officials must respect the federal one-redistricting limit. Political parties seeking mid-decade congressional advantage bear a constraint on map changes. Federal courts may face pressure to define when later redistricting is required by the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act.
Key Provisions
- Provides congressional findings on Article I and Fourteenth Amendment authority.
- Limits states to one congressional redistricting after each decennial apportionment.
- Allows later congressional redistricting only when a court requires it for constitutional compliance or Voting Rights Act enforcement.
- Leaves state and local districting processes unaffected.
- Applies to congressional redistricting after the November 2024 election.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Bars a state that has already redistricted congressional seats after a decennial census apportionment from redistricting those congressional districts again until the next apportionment, unless a court requires the later redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act, while leaving state and local election districting untouched.
Key Policy Areas
Elections, Congressional Redistricting, Voting Rights
Primary Purpose
Bars a state that has already redistricted congressional seats after a decennial census apportionment from redistricting those congressional districts again until the next apportionment, unless a court requires the later redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act, while leaving state and local election districting untouched.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Voters
- Communities facing mid-decade redistricting
- Voting Rights Act plaintiffs
- Election administrators
Identified Costs
- State legislatures
- State redistricting officials
- Political parties seeking remaps
- Federal courts
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMotion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Kiley (CA). Petition …
Mr. Kiley of California introduced the following bill; which was …
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Communities facing mid-decade redistricting, Voters
Election administrators, Federal courts
Positive-direction: Election administrators
Negative-direction: Federal courts
State legislatures, State redistricting officials
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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