,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bibh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,election        
,assistance ,commission to develop and  
publish recommendations for best        
practices that ,states may use in       
establishing and operating independent  
,congressional redistricting            
commissions4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,fair and      
,independent ,redistricting 7,,fair7    
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,the ,constitution    
requires reapportionment of seats in the
 ,house of ,representatives after each  
decennial census4  7#b7 ,one of the     
greatest powers that the people have is 
the right to elect a representative who 
best represents the interests of the    
community4  7#c7 ,states are required to
 redraw ,congressional districts after  

reapportionment4  7#d7 ,independent     
citizens redistricting commissions are  
intended to develop ,congressional      
redistricting plans that reflect the    
best interests of the people1 not the   
incumbent political parties4  7#e7 ,the 
,election ,assistance ,commission       
7,,eac71 which was established by the   
,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb      
7,,hava71 is an independent1 bipartisan 
commission charged with developing      
guidance and best practices for ,state  
voting systems4  #c4 ,development of    
best practice recommendations for states
 establishing independent redistricting 
commissions  7a7 ,development ,not later
 than #ah months after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,election   
,assistance ,commission shall publish a 
report containing the ,commission's best
 practice recommendations that ,states  
may use in establishing and operating   
independent commissions to develop      
,congressional redistricting plans4  7b7
 ,consultation ,in developing the       

recommendations required under this     
,act1 the ,election ,assistance         
,commission shall consult with ,states  
that have implemented1 or are           
considering implementing1 independent   
commissions to develop ,congressional   
redistricting plans1 as well as         
individuals who have served on such     
commissions4  7c7 ,dissemination  7#a7  
,public availability online ,the        
,commission shall ensure that the report
 published under this section is        
available to the public online4  7#b7   
,notification of officials ,upon        
publishing the report under this        
section1 the ,commission shall notify   
each of the following that the report is
 available3  7,a7 ,each ,member of      
,congress1 including each ,delegate or  
,resident ,commissioner to the          
,congress4  7,b7 ,the chief executive   
officer and chief ,state election       
official of each ,state1 as well as the 
head of each house of the legislature of
 each ,state4 ,for purposes of this     

subparagraph1 the term ,state includes  
the ,district of ,columbia1 the         
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1  
,american ,samoa1 the ,united ,states   
,virgin ,islands1 and the ,commonwealth 
of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4