Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: Congress should establish a federal reapportionment system that would create compact and contiguous congressional districts that, to the greatest extent possible, follow geographic boundaries and county lines; congressional districts should not favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party; congressional districts should adhere to the existing standards of equal population; and the highest court of each state should have the power to reject congressional district maps that do not meet the above criteria.
Congressional districts and representationJudicial review and appealsPolitical parties and affiliationState and local courts
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering.
USA115th CongressHRES-364| House
| Updated: 6/7/2017
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: Congress should establish a federal reapportionment system that would create compact and contiguous congressional districts that, to the greatest extent possible, follow geographic boundaries and county lines; congressional districts should not favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party; congressional districts should adhere to the existing standards of equal population; and the highest court of each state should have the power to reject congressional district maps that do not meet the above criteria.