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H.R. 2173: Redistricting Reform Act of 2015

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H.R. 2173: Redistricting Reform Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-30 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Redistricting Reform Act of 2015

Plain summary

Redistricting Reform Act of 2015 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 a subsequent redistricting in order to comply with the U.S. Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Requires such redistricting to be conducted in accordance with the plan developed and enacted into law by the independent redistricting commission established in the state or, if such a plan is not enacted into law, with the redistricting plan developed and enacted into law by a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) the establishment by a nonpartisan agency of a state independent redistricting commission (including requirements for holding each of its meetings in public and maintaining a public Internet site); (2) the development and publication of a preliminary redistricting plan and the holding of at least three public hearings on such plan; (3) the enactment of a redistricting plan, under specified conditions, by a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; (4) redistricting conducted under a federal court order; and (5) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting. Authorizes the Department of Justice to bring a civil action to enforce this Act, which shall be given expedited consideration.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Redistricting Reform Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · 65 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mike Quigley (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 5 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2173 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114