3.0.0 4000 2022-11-01T13:50:19Z 2022-11-01T13:50:19Z House HR 2019-07-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 4000.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 H7469]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-28T19:58:01Z Referred to 2019-07-25T14:04:35Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-07-25T14:04:40Z Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 116 2226 S 2019-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-08-28 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2019-07-25 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 2019-07-25 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 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-25 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 2019-07-25 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2019-07-25 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-07-25 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2019-07-25 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2019-07-25 True N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2020-02-21 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2020-10-01 False Government Operations and Politics Census and government statistics Civil actions and liability Congressional districts and representation Congressional elections District of Columbia Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal district courts Government ethics and transparency, public corruption 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 Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-07-25 Introduced in House 2019-11-15T17:07:07Z 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 fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.

]]> 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 Title(s) as Introduced Fair Representation Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4000ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4000ih.xml 2019-08-28 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.