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The bill increases predictability and affirms federal authority to enforce equal representation after apportionment, but it does so by constraining state flexibility and raising the likelihood of litigation and some voters remaining in problematic districts until judicial relief is obtained.
States and Congress gain a clearer congressional authority and constitutional basis to apply uniform federal post‑apportionment redistricting rules, reducing legal ambiguity about federal action.
Voters, candidates, and election officials benefit from greater predictability because states that complete lawful post‑census redistricting are generally prevented from making frequent midcycle changes, reducing voter confusion and administrative costs.
Courts and affected communities retain the ability to obtain remedial maps to protect constitutional guarantees and Voting Rights Act protections, preserving a judicial safeguard against unconstitutional or discriminatory maps.
State governments lose flexibility and face federal constraints on how they conduct redistricting, which could limit states' control over electoral mapmaking.
Some voters could remain represented by malapportioned or otherwise problematic districts until the next decennial apportionment if courts do not order remedial redistricting, harming representation for those communities.
The measure could prompt federalism and constitutional legal challenges and shift more litigation pressure onto courts, increasing legal costs, uncertainty, and potential delays for states, localities, and voters.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prevents states from conducting a second congressional redistricting between federal decennial apportionments, except for court-ordered remedies or if state law requires another map.
Introduced October 31, 2025 by Vicente Gonzalez · Last progress October 31, 2025
Prohibits a State that has lawfully completed its congressional redistricting after the federal decennial apportionment from conducting another congressional redistricting before the next federal apportionment, except when a court orders a new map to comply with the U.S. Constitution, the Voting Rights Act, or the State constitution, or when state law implementing the redistricting expressly requires another redistricting. The rule applies to any congressional redistricting that occurs after the regular 2020 decennial census and does not change how States run state or local elections.