119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To establish the total number of Representatives at a number that provides that the average number of constituents represented by a Member from any State is equal to 500,000 and to apportion Representatives among the States accordingly, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · June 25, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Casten
the People’s HouseAn Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial census and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress 2 U.S.C. 2a(a)
(a) On the first dayand inserting (a)(1) On the first day;the then existing number of Representativesand inserting the number of Representatives determined under paragraph (2); and
An Act For the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States under the Thirteenth Census 2 U.S.C. 2An Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo Samala and to provide for congressional redistrictingand inserting In each State. 2 U.S.C. 2cAn Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial census and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress 2 U.S.C. 2a(a)An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial census and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress 2 U.S.C. 2a(a)undervote shall not be counted in any round of tabulation of ballots in an election under this section. For purposes of this paragraph, an is a ballot for which the voter does not rank any of the candidates in the election.inactive ballot
skipped rankingrepeated rankingactive candidate means, with respect to any round of tabulation under this part, a candidate who has not been elected or eliminated, and who is not a withdrawn candidate.election threshold means the number of votes sufficient for a candidate to be elected in a multi-seat election. Such number is equal to the total votes counted for active candidates in the first round of tabulation, divided by the sum of one plus the number of seats to be filled, then increased by one, disregarding any fractions.highest-ranked active candidate means the active candidate assigned to a higher ranking than any other active candidate.multi-seat election means any primary election in which more than one candidate in the primary election will advance to the general election, any special election for more than one seat, and any general election in which more than one Representative is elected at large or in a multi-member district.ranking means the number available to be assigned by a voter to a candidate to express the voter’s choice for that candidate, with as the highest ranking and each succeeding positive number as the next highest ranking. The term means the number available to be assigned by a voter to a candidate to express the voter’s choice for that candidate, with as the highest ranking and each succeeding positive number as the next highest ranking.surplus fraction means, with respect to an elected candidate as described in subsection (c), the number obtained by subtracting the election threshold from the candidate’s vote total, then dividing that number by the candidate’s vote total, truncated after four decimal places.transfer value means the proportion of a vote that a ballot will contribute to its highest-ranked active candidate. Each ballot begins with a transfer value of 1. If a ballot contributes to the election of a candidate under subsection (c), the transfer value shall be the new transfer value assigned under such subsection.vote total means, with respect to a candidate in a round of counting, the total transfer value of all ballots counting for the candidate in the round.withdrawn candidate means a candidate who, prior to the date of the election, files or has an authorized designee file a signed letter of withdrawal from the election, in accordance with such rules as the chief election official of the State may establish.An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial census and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress 2 U.S.C. 2a(a)(2)