HR 830
109th Congress
House
Congress
Congressional districts
Government Operations and Politics
Voting rights
To limit the redistricting that States may do after an apportionment of Representatives.
Introduced: February 15, 2005
Introduced by:
Waters, Maxine
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends Federal law to prohibit a State that has been redistricted after an apportionment from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives, unless the State is ordered by a Federal court to conduct such a subsequent redistricting in order to: (1) comply with the U.S. Constitution; or (2) enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 or otherwise enforce the voting rights of the people of the State.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1