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H.R. 1102: Redistricting Reform Act of 2017

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H.R. 1102: Redistricting Reform Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-16 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-16 · 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 2017

Plain summary

Redistricting Reform Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives based on the results of the census from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct redistricting in order to comply with the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Redistricting must be conducted in accordance with a plan established by a state independent redistricting commission or, if such a plan is not established, in accordance with a redistricting plan established by a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This bill sets forth provisions relating to: (1) the establishment and procedures of state independent redistricting commissions, including requirements for commissions to hold their meetings in public and maintain a public website; (2) the development and publication of preliminary redistricting plans; (3) the establishment of a redistricting plan by a three-judge panel and redistricting conducted under a federal court order; and (4) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting. This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to bring a civil action to enforce this bill. The action must 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 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · 79 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Foster (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA) and 19 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-cong115-hr1102 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115