To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.
Latest action · May 12, 2026 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Kiley (CA). Petition No: 119-21. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2026051221">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
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.
- IntroducedAug 5, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 November 2024 election.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2026 to Apr 27, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Apr 27, 2026 |
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 Aug 5, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2026Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Kiley (CA). Petition No: 119-21. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2026051221">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
- Aug 5, 2025Introduced in House
- Aug 5, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3543Discharge petition H3552 | Kevin Kiley R-CA | May 15, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3097 | Kevin Kiley R-CA | Apr 27, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5834 | Kevin Kiley R-CA | Dec 12, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4864 | Kevin Kiley R-CA | Nov 20, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4763 | Kevin Kiley R-CA | Nov 18, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4482 | Kevin Kiley R-CA | Sep 19, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3847–H3850 | Kevin Kiley R-CA | Sep 4, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3722 | Kevin Kiley R-CA | Sep 2, 2025 |
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. 171, no. 135, August 5, 2025, page H3682.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45951 | Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U.S. House of Representatives | Report | May 20, 2026 |
| IF13082 | Mid-Decade Congressional Redistricting: Key Issues | Resource | Mar 4, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4358 | Anti-Rigging Act of 2025 | Related bill | Jul 10, 2025 |
| HR 5426 | John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act | Related bill | Sep 17, 2025 |
Titles 1
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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2025Introduced 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.
