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HR 1346 114th Congress House

Redistricting Transparency Act of 2015

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: March 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 31, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Redistricting Transparency Act of 2015

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 at least 10 days before its adoption, as well as no later than 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 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 26, 2015
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 10, 2015
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 10, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 10, 2015
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1346: Redistricting Transparency Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1346/
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"H.R. 1346: Redistricting Transparency Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1346/.
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H.R. 1346, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1346/.
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