John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
Official Titles
Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
Actions Overview (1)
Date
Actions Overview
01/08/2015
Introduced in House
01/08/2015 Introduced in House
All Actions (3)
Date
All Actions
02/02/2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
01/08/2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Action By: House of Representatives
01/08/2015
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
01/08/2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee / Subcommittee
Date
Activity
Related Documents
House Judiciary
01/08/2015
Referred to
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice
John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
Prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct such a subsequent redistricting in order to: (1) comply with the U.S. Constitution, or (2) enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Requires such redistricting to be conducted through a plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the state, or if such plan is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court.
Prescribes requirements for: (1) establishment of a state independent redistricting commission (including provisions for holding each of its meetings in public and maintaining a public Internet site); (2) development of a redistricting plan (including soliciting and considering public comments) and its submission to the state legislature (with public notice of plans at least seven days prior to such submission); (3) selection of a plan, under specified conditions, by the state's highest court or the U.S. district court for the district in which the capital of the state is located; (4) special rules for redistricting conducted under a federal court order; and (5) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting.
All Summaries (1)
Shown Here: Introduced in House (01/08/2015)
John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
Prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct such a subsequent redistricting in order to: (1) comply with the U.S. Constitution, or (2) enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Requires such redistricting to be conducted through a plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the state, or if such plan is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court.
Prescribes requirements for: (1) establishment of a state independent redistricting commission (including provisions for holding each of its meetings in public and maintaining a public Internet site); (2) development of a redistricting plan (including soliciting and considering public comments) and its submission to the state legislature (with public notice of plans at least seven days prior to such submission); (3) selection of a plan, under specified conditions, by the state's highest court or the U.S. district court for the district in which the capital of the state is located; (4) special rules for redistricting conducted under a federal court order; and (5) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting.
