Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering.

Bill: 114-hres-357
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2015-07-10
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional districts and representation

Judicial review and appeals

Political parties and affiliation

State and local courts
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that:</p> <ul> <li>Congress should establish a federal reapportionment system that would create compact and contiguous congressional districts that, to the greatest extent possible, follow geographic boundaries and county lines;</li> <li>congressional districts should not favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party;</li> <li>congressional districts should adhere to the existing standards of equal population; and</li> <li>the highest court of each state should have the power to reject congressional district maps that do not meet the above criteria.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 357 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2015 Mr. Nolan submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering.

1. Eliminating partisan redistricting and gerrymandering It is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) Congress should establish a Federal reapportionment system that would create compact and contiguous congressional districts that, to the greatest extent possible, follow geographic boundaries and county lines; (2) congressional districts should not favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party; (3) congressional districts should adhere to the existing standards of equal population; and (4) the highest court of each State should have the power to reject congressional district maps that do not meet the above criteria.