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HR 713 115th Congress House

Redistricting Transparency Act of 2017

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: February 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Redistricting Transparency Act of 2017

This bill 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.

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

The state redistricting entity must: (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 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 26, 2018
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 20, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 18, 2017
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 12, 2017
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 6, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 713: Redistricting Transparency Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-713/
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"H.R. 713: Redistricting Transparency Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-713/.
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H.R. 713, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-713/.
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