To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.

Q: What does Preamble of To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment. do?

This bill aims to limit the number of congressional redistricting processes states can undertake following a decennial census and apportionment. The bill proposes to prohibit states from performing more than one congressional redistricting after each census.

Q: What does FINDING OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY. of To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment. do?

This section establishes Congressional authority for redistricting Congress has authority under article I, section 4 of the Constitution Congress also has authority under section 5 of the 14th amendment

Q: What does LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING AFTER AN APPORTIONMENT. of To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment. do?

This section amends the Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo Samala, approved December 14, 1967 (2 U.S.C. 2c). It establishes a limit on congressional redistricting after an apportionment. A state that has been redistricted after an apportionment under section 22(a) of the Act approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a) cannot be redistricted again until the next apportionment. An exception to this limit exists if a court orders a state to redistrict to comply with the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Q: What does NO EFFECT ON ELECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICE. of To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment. do?

This section states that the Act does not affect how a State conducts elections for State or local office. The Act also does not affect the process by which a State establishes districts used in such elections.

Q: What does EFFECTIVE DATE. of To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment. do?

This Act applies to Congressional redistricting after November 2024 election

Last updated: 8/5/2025 · Introduced: 8/5/2025

Author: Kevin Kiley (R-CA)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill prohibits states from carrying out more than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.
An exception to this limit exists if a court orders a state to redistrict to comply with the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The bill does not affect how a state conducts elections for state or local office, or the process by which a state establishes districts used in such elections.

119th Congressin committeeHR. 5426(In Committee)Official page

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