Federal redistricting legislation in the United States, 2017-2019 (115th Congress)
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Redistricting is the process by which new congressional, state legislative, and other district boundaries are drawn. Each of the nation's 435 U.S. Representatives and 7,383 state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts.[1] District lines are redrawn every 10 years following completion of the United States census. The federal government stipulates that districts must have nearly equal populations and must not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity. Apart from these guidelines, states may impose additional requirements on redistricting. Redistricting methods vary from state to state; the legislatures themselves are responsible for redistricting in most states, but that authority is vested with independent commissions and politician commissions in some states.[2]
This article presents information about the federal legislation relevant to redistricting introduced in the 115th United States Congress (2017-2019). See below for further details. For information about state-level bills and ballot measures relevant to redistricting, see this article.
115th United States Congress
See below for a complete list of federal redistricting bills. To learn more about a particular bill, click its title. This information is provided by BillTrack50 and LegiScan.
Historical information
The table below provides summary information about the number of bills related to redistricting that were introduced in the United States Congress from January 2007 to January 2017. For a complete list of bills, see the links at the bottom of the table.
| Redistricting legislation in the United States Congress, 2007-2017 | |||||
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| Congress | Partisan control | Number of bills | Democratic sponsor | Republican sponsor | Number of bills adopted |
| 114th United States Congress (2015-2017) | Republican | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 113th United States Congress (2013-2015) | Divided[3] | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 112th United States Congress (2011-2013) | Divided[4] | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 111th United States Congress (2009-2011) | Democratic | 7 | 6[5] | 1 | 0 |
| 110th United States Congress (2007-2009) | Democratic | 8 | 8[5] | 0 | 0 |
| Sources: GovTrack, "Advanced Search for Legislation: Redistricting (114th Congress)," accessed June 1, 2017 GovTrack, "Advanced Search for Legislation: Redistricting (113th Congress)," accessed June 1, 2017 GovTrack, "Advanced Search for Legislation: Redistricting (112th Congress)," accessed June 1, 2017 GovTrack, "Advanced Search for Legislation: Redistricting (111th Congress)," accessed June 1, 2017 GovTrack, "Advanced Search for Legislation: Redistricting (110th Congress)," accessed June 1, 2017 | |||||
See also
- Electoral policy legislation in the United States, 2017
- Redistricting legislation in the United States, 2017
- Redistricting
- State-by-state redistricting procedures
External links
- Brennan Center for Justice, "Redistricting Reform Tracker (State Bills)"
- National Conference of State Legislatures, "Redistricting"
Footnotes
- ↑ In addition, thousands of local officials, including city council members, school board members, and others, are elected from districts.
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Why does it matter?" accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ In the 113th Congress, Democrats controlled the United States Senate; Republicans controlled the United States House of Representatives.
- ↑ In the 112th Congress, Democrats controlled the United States Senate; Republicans controlled the United States House of Representatives.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 This includes one bill sponsored by then-Senator Joseph Lieberman, an independent who caucused with the Democrats.
