HR 2248 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Redistricting Reform Act of 2007

Introduced May 9, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Zoe Lofgren D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 25, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 9, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Redistricting Reform Act of 2007 - 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 according to: (1) a plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the state; or (2) 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.

Provides for: (1) establishment by each state of an independent bi-partisan redistricting commission; (2) development by such commission of a redistricting plan; (3) submission of the plan to, and consideration and enactment of a plan by, the state legislature; (4) selection of a plan by the state's highest court or development of a plan by the U.S. district court, under specified conditions; (5) special rules for redistricting conducted under a federal court order; (6) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting; (7) civil enforcement to carry out this Act; and (8) the right of action for a person who is aggrieved by a violation of this Act.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2007 to Jul 17, 2007, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalMay 9, 2007
D-CAJim CostaOriginalMay 9, 2007
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Actions 3

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  1. Jun 25, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  2. May 9, 2007Introduced in House
  3. May 9, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. May 9, 2007Introduced in House

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