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Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2023

Introduced: January 9, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2023

This bill prohibits a state where the congressional districts have been redistricted after a decennial census from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires the state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The bill is applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.

What's happening now January 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2646 Related bill John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
  • HR 3221 Related bill John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Mar 22, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 42: Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-42/
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"H.R. 42: Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-42/.
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H.R. 42, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-42/.
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