H.R. 4358

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · July 10, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Veasey · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

SEC. 1. Short title; finding of constitutional authority

(a) Short title
- This Act may be cited as the Anti-Rigging Act of 2025.
(b) Finding
- Congress finds that it has the authority to establish the terms and conditions States must follow in carrying out Congressional redistricting after an apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives because—
  - the authority granted to Congress under article I, section 4 of the Constitution of the United States gives Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place, and manner of elections for Members of the House of Representatives; and
  - the authority granted to Congress under section 5 of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution gives Congress the power to enact laws to enforce section 2 of such amendment, which requires Representatives to be apportioned among the several States according to their number.

The Act entitled , approved December 14, 1967 (), is amended by adding at the end the following: . An Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo Samala and to provide for congressional redistricting 2 U.S.C. 2c

Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be construed to affect the manner in which a State carries out elections for State or local office, including the process by which a State establishes the districts used in such elections.

This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to any Congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.