H.R. 158

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 3, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Fitzpatrick · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• H.R. 158
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Requiring use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out redistricting

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or the .

SEC. 2. Requiring use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out redistricting

• (a) Requirement
  • (1) Congressional redistricting
    • Each State shall conduct Congressional redistricting (beginning with the redistricting carried out pursuant to the decennial census conducted during 2020) in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.
  • (2) Redistricting for State legislative districts
    • Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may not use any funds provided by the Federal Government directly for election administration purposes unless the State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that the State conducts redistricting for State legislative districts in the State (beginning with the first such redistricting carried out after the date of the enactment of this Act) in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.
• (b) Nonpartisan independent status
  • For purposes of this section, a commission shall be considered to be a nonpartisan independent commission if—
    • the number of its members who are affiliated with the political party with the largest percentage of the registered voters in the State who are affiliated with a political party (as determined with respect to the most recent statewide election for Federal office held in the State for which such information is available) is equal to the number of its members who are affiliated with the political party with the second largest percentage of the registered voters in the State who are affiliated with a political party (as so determined); and
    • none of its members is an elected public official.
• (c) State defined
  • In this section, the term State means each of the several States.