Redistricting Reform Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 23, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Redistricting Reform Act of 2019
This bill requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2019 to Sep 15, 2020; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Aug 4, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Aug 6, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Aug 6, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Aug 6, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Aug 13, 2020 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Sep 15, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 23, 2019Read twice and referred to the 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.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN11618 | Congressional Redistricting Criteria and Considerations | Insight | May 20, 2026 |
| R45951 | Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U.S. House of Representatives | Report | May 20, 2026 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1 | For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| S 949 | For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 28, 2019 |
| HR 3572 | Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jul 30, 2019 |
| HR 4000 | Fair Representation Act | Related bill | Aug 28, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require States to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with plans developed and enacted into law by independent redistricting commissions, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Redistricting Reform Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Census and government statistics
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional districts and representation
- Congressional oversight
- Election Assistance Commission
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal district courts
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Judicial review and appeals
- Performance measurement
- Political parties and affiliation
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public participation and lobbying
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Voting rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
