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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2057
To direct the Attorney General to enter into an agreement with the National
Academies to conduct a study to develop guidelines, best practices, and
examples for congressional redistricting.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 3, 2019
Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To direct the Attorney General to enter into an agreement
with the National Academies to conduct a study to de-
velop guidelines, best practices, and examples for con-
gressional redistricting.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair And Inclusive
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Redistricting Map Act’’ or the ‘‘FAIR Map Act’’.
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAP STUDY.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
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date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General
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shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies
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under which the National Academies shall conduct a study
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to—
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(1) develop guidelines, best practices, and ex-
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amples consistent with the criteria in subsection (b)
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to aid States in drawing congressional district maps;
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and
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(2) define metrics, limitations to such metrics,
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and other factors for the criteria in subsection (b).
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(b) MAP CRITERIA.—
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(1)
REQUIREMENTS.—The
guidelines,
best
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practices, and examples developed under subsection
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(a) shall—
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(A) comply with the Constitution of the
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United States, including the requirement of
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equal population; and
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(B) comply with the Voting Rights Act of
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1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.).
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(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The guidelines, best
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practices, and examples developed under subsection
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(a) shall consider factors related to—
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(A) maintaining geographic contiguity and
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compactness;
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(B) respecting natural and existing polit-
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ical boundaries;
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(C) respecting communities of interest; and
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(D) maintaining partisan fairness.
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(c) COMPLETION OF STUDY.—The Study required
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under subsection (a) shall be completed at the later of—
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(1) January 1, 2021; or
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(2) the date that is 1 year after the date of the
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agreement in subsection (a).
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(d) REPORT.—After the completion of the study, the
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Attorney General shall submit to Congress and make pub-
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licly available the results of the study described in sub-
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section (a).
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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
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as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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