This bill aims to restrict states to a single congressional redistricting process following each decennial census and apportionment of Representatives. It amends existing law to prevent states from undertaking additional redistricting until the next apportionment, thereby limiting the practice of mid-decade redistricting. An important exception is made for court-ordered redistricting, which would permit a state to redraw districts again if required to comply with the U.S. Constitution or to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 . Congress asserts its authority to enact this measure under Article I, Section 4, which governs the time, place, and manner of elections, and Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment, related to apportionment. The bill explicitly states that its provisions do not affect the manner in which states conduct elections or establish districts for state or local offices . This limitation on congressional redistricting is set to apply to any such process occurring after the November 2024 election.
To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.
USA119th CongressHR-4889| House
| Updated: 8/5/2025
This bill aims to restrict states to a single congressional redistricting process following each decennial census and apportionment of Representatives. It amends existing law to prevent states from undertaking additional redistricting until the next apportionment, thereby limiting the practice of mid-decade redistricting. An important exception is made for court-ordered redistricting, which would permit a state to redraw districts again if required to comply with the U.S. Constitution or to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 . Congress asserts its authority to enact this measure under Article I, Section 4, which governs the time, place, and manner of elections, and Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment, related to apportionment. The bill explicitly states that its provisions do not affect the manner in which states conduct elections or establish districts for state or local offices . This limitation on congressional redistricting is set to apply to any such process occurring after the November 2024 election.