3.0.0 2057 2022-11-01T19:02:21Z 2022-11-01T19:02:21Z House HR 2019-04-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 58 (Wednesday, April 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McNERNEY:H.R. 2057.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H3069]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-15T18:50:25Z Referred to 2019-04-03T13:05:35Z 2019-05-15 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2019-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 N Government Operations and Politics Congressional districts and representation Congressional oversight Geography and mapping Government studies and investigations State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-04-03 Introduced in House 2019-10-10T16:34:35Z Fair And Inclusive Redistricting Map Act or the FAIR Map Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to enter into an agreement with the National Academies under which it shall conduct a study to (1) develop guidelines, best practices, and examples to aid states in drawing congressional district maps; and (2) define metrics related to factors such as maintaining geographic contiguity and compactness, respecting communities of interest, and maintaining partisan fairness.

]]> FAIR Map Act Display Title FAIR Map Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Attorney General to enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study to develop guidelines, best practices, and examples for congressional redistricting. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced FAIR Map Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Fair And Inclusive Redistricting Map Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2057ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2057ih.xml 2019-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.