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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2501 

To require certain States to retain the Congressional redistricting plans in 

effect as of the first day of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 

until such States carry out a redistricting plan in response to the apportionment of Representatives resulting from the regular decennial census 

conducted in 2020. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2015 

Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. ISSA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Ms. BROWNLEY of 

California, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. COOK, Mr. 

TED LIEU of California, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, and Mr. GALLEGO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require certain States to retain the Congressional redistricting plans in effect as of the first day of the One 

Hundred Fourteenth Congress until such States carry 

out a redistricting plan in response to the apportionment 

of Representatives resulting from the regular decennial 

census conducted in 2020. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Citizens’ Districts Preservation Act’’. 

4 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Congress has the power to determine the 

6 boundaries of districts for the election of Represent7 atives in Congress, as well as the process by which 

8 such boundaries are to be drawn, pursuant to the 

9 authority given to Congress to make or alter regula10 tions of the times, places, and manner of holding 

11 elections for Representatives by article I, section 4 

12 of the Constitution. 

13 (2) The actions of citizens to establish, within 

14 the bounds of their State constitutions, commissions 

15 to draw the boundaries of districts for the election 

16 of Representatives from their States should be 

17 upheld. 

18 (3) Between the reapportionment of Represent19 atives resulting from the regular decennial census, it 

20 is preferable to maintain the stability and continuity 

21 of the boundaries of these districts. 

22 SEC. 2. RETENTION OF CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING 

23 PLANS UNTIL REDISTRICTING FOLLOWING 

24 2020 CENSUS. 

25 (a) RETENTION OF PLANS.—Each State referred to 

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1 tricting plan in effect in such State as of the first day 

2 of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress until such State 

3 carries out a redistricting plan in response to the appor4 tionment of Representatives resulting from the regular de5 cennial census conducted in 2020. 

6 (b) STATES DESCRIBED.—The States referred to in 

7 this subsection are as follows: 

8 (1) Arizona. 

9 (2) California. 

10 (3) Hawaii. 

11 (4) Idaho. 

12 (5) New Jersey. 

13 (6) Washington. 

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