US Congress House Bill 223 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act - Prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct such a subsequent redistricting in order to: (1) comply with the U.S. Constitution, or (2) enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Requires such redistricting to be conducted through a plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the state, or if such plan is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court. Prescribes requirements for: (1) establishment of a state independent redistricting commission (including provisions for holding each of its meetings in public and maintaining a public Internet site); (2) development of a redistricting plan (including soliciting and considering public comments) and its submission to the state legislature (with public notice of plans at least seven days prior to such submission); (3) selection of a plan, under specified conditions, by the state's highest court or the U.S. district court for the district in which the capital of the state is located; (4) special rules for redistricting conducted under a federal court order; and (5) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting.

John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
2013-01-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HB278 (Same As) 2013-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
HB337 (Related) 2013-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
HB2490 (Related) 2013-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HB2758 (Related) 2013-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HB2978 (Related) 2013-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
SB2910 (Related) 2014-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/223/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr223/BILLS-113hr223ih.pdf