Redistricting Transparency Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/14/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- 2017-01-27Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-01-27Introduced in House
- 2017-01-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-27 (00)
Redistricting Transparency Act of 2017
This bill requires states to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals via the Internet and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption.
The bill requires each state redistricting entity to establish and maintain a public Internet site meeting specified requirements.
The state redistricting entity must: (1) solicit the input of members of the public in its work to develop initial congressional redistricting plans for the state; and (2) post the proposed final plan on the Internet site at least 10 days before its adoption, as well as no later than 7 days after its adoption, together with a map, the reasons for adoption, dissenting opinions, and certain other information.
Cosponsors (12)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
- Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Subjects
- Congressional elections
- Congressional operations and organization
- House of Representatives
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public participation and lobbying
- State and local government operations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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