HB5879: Save American Democracy Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and appointment unless it is strictly mandated in the legislation used to implement the new Congressional map or it is necessary to comply with the Constitution of the United States, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, or the Constitution of the State, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill would limit states to conducting congressional redistricting—redrawing voting district boundaries—only once per decade, which is the standard practice after the census. States could only do extra redistricting if required by their own redistricting law, needed to follow the U.S. Constitution, or mandated by the Voting Rights Act. The bill targets mid-decade redistricting, when states redraw maps outside the normal ten-year cycle. Currently, the bill has been introduced in Congress but has not yet been assigned to a for review.
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HB5879: Save American Democracy Act
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Sponsors
Vicente Gonzalez
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (6)
Lloyd Doggett
Marc Veasey
Joaquin Castro
Sylvia Garcia
Veronica Escobar