3.0.0 80 2023-01-11T13:32:19Z 2023-01-11T13:32:19Z House HJRES 2016-01-11 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRAYSON:H.J. Res. 80.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article V of the United States Constitution.____________________[Page H281]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2016-02-03T20:42:28Z Referred to 2016-01-11T17:00:11Z 2016-02-03 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2016-01-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 N Congress Congressional districts and representation House of Representatives Members of Congress Political parties and affiliation State and local government operations Congress 00 2016-01-11 Introduced in House 2017-04-21T21:24:00Z Constitutional Amendment

Fair Districts Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a state, in establishing districts for the election of Representatives in Congress, to ensure that:

  • no plan for the apportionment of Representatives among individual districts, or any individual district established under such plan, is drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent;
  • districts shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political process or to diminish their ability to elect Representatives of their choice; and
  • districts shall consist of contiguous territory.

Districts shall be as nearly equal in population as is practicable, shall be compact, and shall utilize existing political and geographical boundaries where feasible, unless compliance with such a requirement conflicts with the previous requirements of this joint resolution.

]]> Fair Districts Amendment Display Title Fair Districts Amendment Official Title as Introduced Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit gerrymandering in the establishment of Congressional districts. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fair Districts Amendment Introduced in House 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hjres80ih/xml/BILLS-114hjres80ih.xml 2016-02-03 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.