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Citizens’ Districts Preservation Act

H.R. 2501 · 114th Congress · May 21, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To require certain States to retain the Congressional redistricting plans in effect as of the first day of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress until such States carry out a redistricting plan in response to the apportionment of Representatives resulting from the regular decennial census conducted in 2020.

Section 1 Short title; findings

(a)
Short Title— This Act may be cited as the “Citizens’ Districts Preservation Act”.
(b)
Findings— Congress finds the following:
(1)
Congress has the power to determine the boundaries of districts for the election of Representatives in Congress, as well as the process by which such boundaries are to be drawn, pursuant to the authority given to Congress to make or alter regulations of the times, places, and manner of holding elections for Representatives by article I, section 4 of the Constitution.
(2)
The actions of citizens to establish, within the bounds of their State constitutions, commissions to draw the boundaries of districts for the election of Representatives from their States should be upheld.
(3)
Between the reapportionment of Representatives resulting from the regular decennial census, it is preferable to maintain the stability and continuity of the boundaries of these districts.

Sec. 2 Retention of Congressional redistricting plans until redistricting following 2020 census

(a)
Retention of Plans— Each State referred to in subsection (b) shall retain the Congressional redistricting plan in effect in such State as of the first day of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress until such State carries out a redistricting plan in response to the apportionment of Representatives resulting from the regular decennial census conducted in 2020.
(b)
States Described— The States referred to in this subsection are as follows:
(1)
Arizona.
(2)
California.
(3)
Hawaii.
(4)
Idaho.
(5)
New Jersey.
(6)
Washington.