PA Bill Number: HB1472
Title: In primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons and for late contributions ...
Description: In primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons and for late contrib ...
Last Action: Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
Last Action Date: Apr 22, 2024
Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB2483
Elections and redistricting changes.
Legislation Overview
Title: Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
Subject: Congress: Congressional districts and representation: Constitution and constitutional amendments: Government information and archives: House of Representatives: Members of Congress: State and local courts: State and local government operations: Voting rights
Description: Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act This bill prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct such a subsequent redistricting in order to: (1) comply with the U.S. Constitution, or (2) enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Redistricting must be conducted through a plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the state, or if such plan is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court. The bill prescribes requirements for: (1) establishment of a state independent redistricting commission (including provisions for holding each of its meetings in public and maintaining a public Internet website); (2) development of a redistricting plan (including soliciting and considering public comments) and its submission to the state legislature (with public notice of plans at least seven days prior to such submission); (3) selection of a plan, under specified conditions, by the state's highest court or the U.S. district court for the district in which the capital of the state is located; (4) special rules for redistricting conducted under a federal court order; and (5) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 2, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2483/all-info
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Tom Udall (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Sheldon Whitehouse (D); Jeff Merkley (D); Mark Warner (D); Martin Heinrich (D); Al Franken (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Christopher Coons (D); Thomas Carper (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 2 2016 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 5 2016 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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