3.0.0 3906 2023-01-11T13:27:08Z 2023-01-11T13:27:08Z House H HR 2014-01-16 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:H.R. 3906.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H1242]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2014-03-20T14:07:59Z Referred to 2014-01-16T15:00:41Z 2014-03-20 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2014-01-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-01-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-01-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 N L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2014-01-16 True Congress Advisory bodies Congressional districts and representation State and local courts State and local government operations Congress 00 2014-01-16 Introduced in House 2014-02-25T17:06:52Z Fixing America's Inconsistent Redistricting (FAIR) Act - Requires any congressional redistricting conducted by a state to be conducted in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan agency of the legislative branch of the state government and enacted into law by the state.

Requires each state, by December 31 of the year preceding a redistricting year, to establish a nonpartisan agency in the state government's legislative branch to develop the state's redistricting plan according to specified criteria.

Requires the state to appoint a Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission by February 15 of each redistricting year to: (1) guide the agency in development of the plan, (2) analyze and review the plan, and (3) recommend to the state legislature whether it should be adopted or rejected.

Requires the state legislature to approve or reject the plan within three days after receiving the Commission's report.

Prescribes requirements for development and submission of revised plans when preceding plans are rejected.]]>

Fixing America's Inconsistent Redistricting (FAIR) Act Display Title Fixing America's Inconsistent Redistricting (FAIR) Act Short Titles as Introduced Fixing America's Inconsistent Redistricting (FAIR) Act Official Title as Introduced To require States to carry out Congressional redistricting in accordance with plans developed by nonpartisan service agencies of the legislative branch of State governments, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2014-01-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3906ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3906ih.xml 2014-03-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.