I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2928 
To direct the Election Assistance Commission to develop and publish rec-
ommendations for best practices that States may use in establishing 
and operating independent Congressional redistricting commissions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2013 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Election Assistance Commission to develop 
and publish recommendations for best practices that 
States may use in establishing and operating independent 
Congressional redistricting commissions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair and Independent 
Redistricting (FAIR) Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Constitution requires reapportionment 
of seats in the House of Representatives after each 
decennial census. 
(2) One of the greatest powers that the people 
have is the right to elect a representative who best 
represents the interests of the community. 
(3) States are required to redraw Congressional 
districts after reapportionment. 
(4) Independent citizens redistricting commis-
sions are intended to develop Congressional redis-
tricting plans that reflect the best interests of the 
people, not the incumbent political parties. 
(5) 
The 
Election 
Assistance 
Commission 
(EAC), which was established by the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), is an independent, bipar-
tisan commission charged with developing guidance 
and best practices for State voting systems. 
SEC. 3. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDA-
TIONS FOR STATES ESTABLISHING INDE-
PENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Election Assist-
ance Commission shall publish a report containing the 
Commission’s best practice recommendations that States 
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may use in establishing and operating independent com-
missions to develop Congressional redistricting plans. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the recommenda-
tions required under this Act, the Election Assistance 
Commission shall consult with States that have imple-
mented, or are considering implementing, independent 
commissions to develop Congressional redistricting plans, 
as well as individuals who have served on such commis-
sions. 
(c) DISSEMINATION.— 
(1) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY ONLINE.—The Com-
mission shall ensure that the report published under 
this section is available to the public online. 
(2) NOTIFICATION OF OFFICIALS.—Upon pub-
lishing the report under this section, the Commission 
shall notify each of the following that the report is 
available: 
(A) Each Member of Congress, including 
each Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
Congress. 
(B) The chief executive officer and chief 
State election official of each State, as well as 
the head of each house of the legislature of each 
State. For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia, 
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the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
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