House Bill 3057
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Fair Representation Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 26, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
3057
Congress
115
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Fair Representation Act
This bill requires (1) that ranked choice voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference) be used for all elections for Members of the House of Representatives, (2) that states entitled to six or more Representatives establish districts such that three to five Representatives are elected from each district, and (3) that states entitled to fewer than six Representatives elect all Representatives on an at-large basis.
The bill also requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission is not enacted, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
June 26, 2017
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07/14/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
06/26/2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
06/26/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
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