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

USA115th CongressHRES-364| House 
| Updated: 6/7/2017
Richard M. Nolan

Richard M. Nolan

Democratic Representative

Minnesota

Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 25, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 7, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Congress

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  • HRES 115-343: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding steps that Congress should take to restore democracy and change the way we do politics in the United States by reducing the influence of money and corporations and promoting the participation of the people in politics and government.
Congressional districts and representationJudicial review and appealsPolitical parties and affiliationState and local courts

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

USA115th CongressHRES-364| House 
| Updated: 6/7/2017
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.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 25, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 7, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Richard M. Nolan

Richard M. Nolan

Democratic Representative

Minnesota

Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

Congress

Related Bills

  • HRES 115-343: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding steps that Congress should take to restore democracy and change the way we do politics in the United States by reducing the influence of money and corporations and promoting the participation of the people in politics and government.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional districts and representationJudicial review and appealsPolitical parties and affiliationState and local courts