Redistricting Transparency Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 31, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Redistricting Transparency Act of 2015
Requires states to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals via the Internet and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption.
Requires each state redistricting entity to establish and maintain a public Internet site meeting specified requirements.
Requires the state redistricting entity to: (1) solicit the input of members of the public in its work to develop initial congressional redistricting plans for the state; and (2) post the proposed final plan on the Internet site at least 10 days before its adoption, as well as no later than 7 days after its adoption, together with a map, the reasons for adoption, dissenting opinions, and certain other information.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2015 to Nov 17, 2015; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | Mar 10, 2015 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 22, 2015 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Nov 17, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2015 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Mar 31, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Mar 10, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 40, March 10, 2015, page H1626.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44199 | Congressional Redistricting: Legal and Constitutional Issues | Report | Apr 14, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 713 | Redistricting Transparency Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 14, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require States to carry out Congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Redistricting Transparency Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
