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HR 7948 117th Congress House Congress

To require any entity established to develop congressional redistricting plans for a State to hold public hearings at which individuals who are members of communities of interest have a meaningful…

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To require any entity established to develop congressional redistricting plans for a State to hold public hearings at which individuals who are members of communities of interest have a meaningful opportunity to express their views on proposed redistricting plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 3, 2022 Introduced by: Torres, Ritchie Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 3, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 3, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires any entity other than the legislature of a state that develops a congressional redistricting plan for a state, including an independent redistricting commission, to

  • hold multiple public hearings prior to the development of a final plan,
  • ensure that individuals may attend such hearings virtually,
  • hold such hearings in locations which are within a reasonable distance of the locations of communities of interest, and
  • ensure that members of communities of interest have meaningful opportunities to express their views on any of the entity's plans.

For purposes of this bill, communities of interest may include political subdivisions such as counties, municipalities, tribal lands and reservations, or school districts, but shall not include common relationships with political parties or political candidates.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 3, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7948: To require any entity established to develop congressional redistricting plans for a State to hold public hearings at which individuals who are members of communities of interest have a meaningful opportunity to express their views on proposed redistricting plans, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7948/
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"H.R. 7948: To require any entity established to develop congressional redistricting plans for a State to hold public hearings at which individuals who are members of communities of interest have a meaningful opportunity to express their views on proposed redistricting plans, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7948/.
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H.R. 7948, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7948/.
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[H.R. 7948: To require any entity established to develop congressional redistricting plans for a State to hold public hearings at which individuals who are members of communities of interest have a meaningful opportunity to express their views on proposed redistricting plans, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7948/)
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