US Congress House Bill 713 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Redistricting Transparency Act of 2017

Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-01-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-27	House	Introduced in House

HB7181 (Related) 2018-11-28 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/713/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr713/BILLS-115hr713ih.pdf