To establish the use of ranked choice voting in elections for Representatives in Congress, to require each State with more than one Representative to establish multi-member Congressional districts, to require States to conduct Congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3057| House
| Updated: 7/14/2017
Donald S. Beyer
Democratic Representative
Virginia
Cosponsors (5)
Committee on House Administration, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Fair Representation Act This bill requires (1) that ranked choice voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference) be used for all elections for Members of the House of Representatives, (2) that states entitled to six or more Representatives establish districts such that three to five Representatives are elected from each district, and (3) that states entitled to fewer than six Representatives elect all Representatives on an at-large basis. The bill also requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission is not enacted, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Congress
Civil actions and liabilityCongressional districts and representationCongressional electionsDistrict of ColumbiaElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesHouse of RepresentativesJudicial review and appealsNorthern Mariana IslandsPolitical parties and affiliationPublic participation and lobbyingState and local financeState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectoratesVoting rights
To establish the use of ranked choice voting in elections for Representatives in Congress, to require each State with more than one Representative to establish multi-member Congressional districts, to require States to conduct Congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3057| House
| Updated: 7/14/2017
Fair Representation Act This bill requires (1) that ranked choice voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference) be used for all elections for Members of the House of Representatives, (2) that states entitled to six or more Representatives establish districts such that three to five Representatives are elected from each district, and (3) that states entitled to fewer than six Representatives elect all Representatives on an at-large basis. The bill also requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission is not enacted, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Donald S. Beyer
Democratic Representative
Virginia
Cosponsors (5)
Committee on House Administration, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityCongressional districts and representationCongressional electionsDistrict of ColumbiaElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesHouse of RepresentativesJudicial review and appealsNorthern Mariana IslandsPolitical parties and affiliationPublic participation and lobbyingState and local financeState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectoratesVoting rights