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.
Actions
Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.