Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2023
Latest action · Jan 9, 2023 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2023
This bill prohibits a state where the congressional districts have been redistricted after a decennial census from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires the state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The bill is applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 22, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Mar 22, 2024 |
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 Jan 9, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E687 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 2, 2024 |
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. 169, no. 7, January 9, 2023, page H108.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-49 | "VA'S HR OFFICE: DID LEADERS IGNORE AND PERPETRATE SEXUAL HARASSMENT?"72 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 14, 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45951 | Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U.S. House of Representatives | Report | May 20, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 134 | Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Mar 1, 2021 |
| HR 2646 | John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act | Related bill | Apr 17, 2023 |
| HR 3221 | John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act | Related bill | May 11, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit States from carrying out more than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced 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.
