Fair Representation Act
- Last Action
- 11/1/2022
Actions
- 2022-11-01Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- 2021-06-14Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-06-14Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-06-14Introduced in House
- 2021-06-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-14 (00)
Fair Representation Act
This bill sets forth provisions related to ranked choice voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference) and congressional redistricting.
Specifically, the bill requires (1) that ranked choice voting be used for all elections for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, (2) that states entitled to six or more Representatives establish districts such that three to five Representatives are elected from each district, and (3) that states entitled to fewer than six Representatives elect all Representatives on an at-large basis.
The bill also requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.
Further, the bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to states to implement ranked choice voting and carry out congressional redistricting.
Cosponsors (8)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
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