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HR 4918 111th Congress House

Redistricting Transparency Act of 2010

Official title: To require States to carry out Congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require States to carry out Congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 20, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 23, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 23, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 15, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Redistricting Transparency Act of 2010 - Requires states to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals via the Internet and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption.

Requires each state redistricting entity to establish and maintain a public Internet site meeting specified requirements.

Requires the state redistricting entity to: (1) solicit the input of members of the public in its work to develop initial congressional redistricting plans for the state; and (2) post the proposed final plan on the Internet site 10 days before its adoption, as well as 7 days after its adoption, together with a map, the reasons for adoption, dissenting opinions, and certain other information.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 3
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Apr 22, 2010
Melancon, Charlie
· Apr 22, 2010
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 22, 2010
Bright, Bobby
· Apr 21, 2010
Carney, Christopher
· Apr 21, 2010
Childers, Travis
· Apr 21, 2010
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 21, 2010
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Apr 21, 2010
Ellsworth, Brad
· Apr 21, 2010
HILL, BARON
· Apr 21, 2010
Minnick, Walter
· Apr 21, 2010
Mitchell, Harry
· Apr 21, 2010
Murphy, Scott
· Apr 21, 2010
Nye, Glenn
· Apr 21, 2010
Shuler, Heath
· Apr 21, 2010
Wilson, Charles
· Apr 21, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· Apr 20, 2010
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 20, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4918: Redistricting Transparency Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4918/
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"H.R. 4918: Redistricting Transparency Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4918/.
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H.R. 4918, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4918/.
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