HOUSE 2057116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

FAIR Map Act

Last Action: 5/15/2019

Actions

2019-05-15Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-04-03Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-04-03Introduced in House
2019-04-03Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-04-03 (00)

Fair And Inclusive Redistricting Map Act or the FAIR Map Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to enter into an agreement with the National Academies under which it shall conduct a study to (1) develop guidelines, best practices, and examples to aid states in drawing congressional district maps; and (2) define metrics related to factors such as maintaining geographic contiguity and compactness, respecting communities of interest, and maintaining partisan fairness.

Subjects

Congressional districts and representation
Congressional oversight
Geography and mapping
Government studies and investigations
State and local government operations

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