US Congress House Resolution 357 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on July 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-29 - 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]

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: 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; congressional districts should not favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party; congressional districts should adhere to the existing standards of equal population; and the highest court of each state should have the power to reject congressional district maps that do not meet the above criteria.

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

Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-07-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-07-10	House	Introduced in House

HR298 (Related) 2015-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/357/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hres357/BILLS-114hres357ih.pdf