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HR 3057 115th Congress House

Fair Representation Act

Official title: To establish the use of ranked choice voting in elections for Representatives in Congress, to require each State with more than one Representative to establish… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the use of ranked choice voting in elections for Representatives in Congress, to require each State with more than one Representative to establish multi-member Congressional districts, to require States to conduct Congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 26, 2017 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jun 26, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Representation Act

This bill requires (1) that ranked choice voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference) be used for all elections for Members of the House of Representatives, (2) that states entitled to six or more Representatives establish districts such that three to five Representatives are elected from each district, and (3) that states entitled to fewer than six Representatives elect all Representatives on an at-large basis.

The bill also requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission is not enacted, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1102 Related bill Redistricting Reform Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 7, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 26, 2017
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3057: Fair Representation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3057/
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