3.0.0 3057 2023-01-11T13:37:45Z 2023-01-11T13:37:45Z House HR 2017-06-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 109 (Monday, June 26, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 3057.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments.[[Page H5180]][Page H5179]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-14T14:12:46Z Referred to 2017-06-26T16:01:35Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2017-06-26T16:01:40Z Redistricting Reform Act of 2017 115 1102 HR 2017-03-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS 2017-07-14 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-06-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2017-06-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 N R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2017-06-26 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-06-26 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2017-07-17 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-05-09 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2018-09-07 False Congress Civil actions and liability Congressional districts and representation Congressional elections District of Columbia Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives 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 Congress 00 2017-06-26 Introduced in House 2019-08-16T19:54:41Z Fair Representation Act

This bill 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 is not enacted, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

]]> Fair Representation Act Display Title Fair Representation Act Official Title as Introduced To establish the use of ranked choice voting in elections for Representatives in Congress, to require each State with more than one Representative to establish multi-member Congressional districts, to require States to conduct Congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fair Representation Act Introduced in House 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3057ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3057ih.xml 2017-07-14 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.