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HR 3906 113th Congress House

Fixing America's Inconsistent Redistricting (FAIR) Act

Official title: To require States to carry out Congressional redistricting in accordance with plans developed by nonpartisan service agencies of the legislative branch of State governments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 16, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 16, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fixing America's Inconsistent Redistricting (FAIR) Act - Requires any congressional redistricting conducted by a state to be conducted in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan agency of the legislative branch of the state government and enacted into law by the state.

Requires each state, by December 31 of the year preceding a redistricting year, to establish a nonpartisan agency in the state government's legislative branch to develop the state's redistricting plan according to specified criteria.

Requires the state to appoint a Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission by February 15 of each redistricting year to: (1) guide the agency in development of the plan, (2) analyze and review the plan, and (3) recommend to the state legislature whether it should be adopted or rejected.

Requires the state legislature to approve or reject the plan within three days after receiving the Commission's report.

Prescribes requirements for development and submission of revised plans when preceding plans are rejected.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3906: Fixing America's Inconsistent Redistricting (FAIR) Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3906/
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