,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #cijf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjad,mr4
 ,braley ( ,i[a 7= himself & ,mr4       
,loebsack7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to require ,/ates to c>ry   
out ,congressional r$i/rict+ 9          
accordance ) plans develop$ by          
nonp>tisan s]vice ag5cies ( !           
legislative bran* ( ,/ate gov]nm5ts1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fix+ ,am]ica's    
,inconsi/5t ,r$i/rict+ 7,,fair7 ,act4   
#b4 ,requir+ ,r$i/rict+ to be ,conduct$ 
,?r\gh ,plan ( ,nonp>tisan ,s]vice      
,ag5cies ( ,/ate ,legislatures  7a7 ,use
 ( ,nonp>tisan ,plan ,not)/&+ any o!r   
provision ( law1 any ,congressional     
r$i/rict+ conduct$ by a ,/ate %all be   
conduct$ 9 accordance ) a r$i/rict+     
plan-- 7#a7 develop$ by a nonp>tisan    
ag5cy ( ! legislative bran* ( ! ,/ate   
gov]nm5t 9 accordance ) section #c2 &   
7#b7 enact$ into law by ! ,/ate 9       

accordance ) section #d4  7b7 ,con=m+   
,am5dm5t ,section #bb7;c7 ( ! ,act      
entitl$ ,an ,act to provide = ! fifte5? 
& subsequ5t dec5nial c5suses & to       
provide = an apportionm5t (             
,repres5tatives 9 ,congress1 approv$    
,june #ah1 #aibi 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #b;a7c771
 is am5d$ by /rik+ 9 ! mann] provid$ by 
! law !re( & ins]t+3 9 ! mann] provid$  
by ! ,fix+ ,am]ica's ,inconsi/5t        
,r$i/rict+ 7,,fair7 ,act4  #c4          
,developm5t ( plan  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t or  
,designation ( ,nonp>tisan ,ag5cy (     
,/ate ,legislature  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an ea* ,decemb] #ca ( ! ye> prec$+
 a r$i/rict+ ye>1 ea* ,/ate %all e/abli%
 a nonp>tisan ag5cy 9 ! legislative     
bran* ( ! ,/ate gov]nm5t to develop !   
r$i/rict+ plan = ! ,/ate = ! r$i/rict+  
ye>4  7#b7 ,nonp>tisan%ip describ$ ,=   
purposes ( ?is subsection1 an ag5cy %all
 be consid]$ to be nonp>tisan if "u law 
! ag5cy-- 7,a7 is requir$ to provide    
s]vices on a nonp>tisan basis2  7,b7 is 
requir$ to ma9ta9 imp>tiality2 &  7,c7  

is prohibit$ f advocat+ = ! adoption or 
rejection ( any proposal4  7#c7         
,designation ( exi/+ ag5cy ,at its      
option1 a ,/ate may designate an exi/+  
ag5cy 9 ! legislative bran* ( its       
gov]nm5t to develop ! r$i/rict+ plan = !
 ,/ate "u ?is ,act1 s long z ! ag5cy    
meets ! requirem5ts = nonp>tisan%ip "u  
?is subsection4  7#d7 ,t]m9ation ( ag5cy
 specifically e/abli%$ = r$i/rict+ ,if a
 ,/ate does n designate an exi/+ ag5cy  
"u p>agraph 7#c7 b in/ead e/abli%es a   
new ag5cy to s]ve z ! nonp>tisan ag5cy  
"u ?is section1 ! new ag5cy %all t]m9ate
 ^u ! enactm5t into law ( ! r$i/rict+   
plan = ! ,/ate4  7b7 ,developm5t (      
,r$i/rict+ ,plan  7#a7 ,crit]ia ,!      
nonp>tisan ag5cy e/abli%$ or designat$  
by a ,/ate "u ?is section %all develop a
 r$i/rict+ plan = ! ,/ate 9 accordance )
 ! foll[+ crit]ia3 7,a7 ,adh]5ce to ! "o
 p]son1 "o vote /&>d & o!r requirem5ts  
impos$ "u ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7,b7 ,to ! greate/ ext5t       
ma!matically possible1 ensur+ t !       

population ( ea* ,congressional di/rict 
9 ! ,/ate does n v>y by m ?an "o p]c5t f
 ! population ( any o!r ,congressional  
di/rict 9 ! ,/ate 7z det]m9$ on ! basis 
( ! total c\nt ( p]sons ( ! mo/ rec5t   
dec5nial c5sus conduct$ by ! ,bureau ( !
 ,c5sus74  7,c7 ,consi/5cy ) any        
applicable requirem5ts ( ! ,vot+ ,rights
 ,act ( #aife & o!r ,f$]al laws4  7,d7  
,ensur+ t di/ricts are contigu\s 7except
 to ! ext5t necess>y to include any area
 :i* is surr\nd$ by a body ( wat]74     
7,e7 ,to ! greate/ ext5t practicable1 ! 
ma9t5ance ( ! geographic cont9uity ( !  
political subdivisions ( ! ,/ate :i* are
 includ$ 9 ! same ,congressional        
di/rict4  7,f7 ,to ! greate/ ext5t      
practicable1 ma9ta9+ compact di/ricts4  
7#b7 ,factors prohibit$ f consid]ation  
,9 develop+ ! r$i/rict+ plan = ! ,/ate1 
! nonp>tisan ag5cy may n take into      
consid]ation any ( ! foll[+ factors1    
except to ! ext5t necess>y to comply ) !
 ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife3 7,a7 ,!    
resid5ce ( incumb5t ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se ( 

,repres5tatives 9 ! ,/ate4  7,b7 ,! vot+
 hi/ory ( ! population ( a              
,congressional di/rict1 except t ! ag5cy
 may take su* hi/ory into consid]ation  
to ! ext5t necess>y to comply ) any     
,/ate law :i* requires ! e/abli%m5t (   
competitive ,congressional di/ricts4    
7,c7 ,! political p>ty affiliation ( !  
population ( a di/rict4  7c7 ,submission
 ( ,plan to ,legislature & ,tempor>y    
,r$i/rict+ ,advisory ,commission ,n lat]
 ?an ,april #a ( ! r$i/rict+ ye>1 !     
nonp>tisan ag5cy %all submit ! r$i/rict+
 plan develop$ "u ?is section to ! ,/ate
 legislature & to ! ,tempor>y ,r$i/rict+
 ,advisory ,commission ( ! legislature  
e/abli%$ "u section #d7;a74  #d4        
,enactm5t ( plan by ,/ate legislature   
7a7 ,role ( ,tempor>y ,r$i/rict+        
,advisory ,commission  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an ,febru>y #ae ( ea* r$i/rict+   
ye>1 ea* ,/ate %all appo9t a commission 
to be kn[n z ! ,tempor>y ,r$i/rict+     
,advisory ,commission 7h]eaft] ref]r$ to
 z ! ,commission71 consi/+ (-- 7,a7 #b  

memb]s1 ( :om #a %all be appo9t$ by !   
majority lead] ( ! upp] h\se ( ! ,/ate  
legislature & #a %all be appo9t$ by !   
majority lead] ( ! l[] h\se ( ! ,/ate   
legislature 7or1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate ) a 
unicam]al legislature1 bo? ( :om %all be
 appo9t$ by ! majority lead] ( !        
legislature72  7,b7 #b memb]s1 ( :om #a 
%all be appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( !  
upp] h\se ( ! ,/ate legislature & #a    
%all be appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( !  
l[] h\se ( ! ,/ate legislature 7or1 9 ! 
case ( a ,/ate ) a unicam]al            
legislature1 bo? ( :om %all be appo9t$  
by ! m9ority lead] ( ! legislature72 &  
7,c7 #a memb] appo9t$ by a majority vote
 ( ! memb]s appo9t$ "u ! previ\s        
subp>agraphs4  7#b7 ,qualifications ,an 
individual is eligible to s]ve z a memb]
 ( ! ,commission if ! individual meets  
ea* ( ! foll[+ requirem5ts3 7,a7 ,!     
individual is an eligible elector ( !   
,/ate at ! "t ( appo9tm5t4  7,b7 ,!     
individual does n hold a p>tisan        
political (fice or s]ve z an (fic] ( a  

political p>ty4  7,c7 ,! individual is n
 an employee or an imm$iate family memb]
 ( a memb] ( ! ,/ate legislature or     
memb] ( ,congress1 or an employee ( !   
,/ate legislature or ,congress4 ,9 ?is  
subp>agraph1 ! t]m imm$iate family memb]
 means1 ) respect to an individual1 a   
fa!r1 "m1 son1 daught]1 bro!r1 si/]1    
husb&1 wife1 fa!r-9-law1 or "m-9-law4   
7#c7 ,assi/ance to nonp>tisan ag5cy ,at 
! reque/ ( ! nonp>tisan ag5cy e/abli%$  
or designat$ "u section #c1 !           
,commission %all provide guidance to !  
ag5cy 9 its developm5t ( ! r$i/rict+    
plan = ! ,/ate4  7#d7 ,review (         
nonp>tisan ag5cy plan  7,a7 ,he>+s ,^u  
receiv+ ! r$i/rict+ plan f ! nonp>tisan 
ag5cy "u section #c7;c71 ! ,commission  
%all analyze & review ! plan1 & %all    
hold at lea/ #c public he>+s 9 v>i\s    
geographic areas ( ! ,/ate to solicit   
comm5ts on ! plan4  7,b7 ,report to     
legislature ,n lat] ?an #ad days aft]   
receiv+ ! r$i/rict+ plan f ! nonp>tisan 
ag5cy "u section #c1 ! ,commission %all 

submit a report to ! ,/ate legislature  
:i* includes ! ,commission's            
recomm5dation reg>d+ :e!r ! legislature 
%\ld adopt or reject ! plan1 tak+ into  
acc\nt any comm5ts provid$ at ! he>+s   
held "u subp>agraph 7,a71 z well z any  
o!r comm5ts & conclusions reg>d+ ! plan 
:i* ! ,commission consid]s appropriate4 
7#e7 ,t]m9ation ,! ,commission %all     
t]m9ate ^u ! enactm5t into law ( !      
r$i/rict+ plan = ! ,/ate4  7b7 ,action  
by ,/ate ,legislature & ,*ief ,executive
 ,to ,enact ,plan  7#a7 ,consid]ation ( 
plan by legislature ,n lat] ?an #c days 
aft] receiv+ ! ,commission's report "u  
subsection 7a7 on ! r$i/rict+ plan      
develop$ by ! nonp>tisan ag5cy1 ! ,/ate 
legislature %all ei!r-- 7,a7 approve !  
plan z submitt$ by ! nonp>tisan ag5cy   
)\t am5dm5t & =w>d ! plan to ! *ief     
executive ( ! ,/ate2 or  7,b7 reject !  
plan4  7#b7 ,enactm5t ( plan  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,a r$i/rict+ plan develop$ by !   
nonp>tisan ag5cy %all be consid]$ to be 
enact$ into law if ! plan is =w>d$ to ! 

*ief executive ( ! ,/ate pursuant to    
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 &-- 7i7 ! *ief       
executive approves ! plan z =w>d$ by !  
legislature )\t am5dm5t2 or  7ii7 ! *ief
 executive vetoes ! plan & ! legislature
 ov]rides ! veto 9 accordance ) !       
applicable law ( ! ,/ate1 except t at no
 "t may ! plan be am5d$4  7,b7 ,special 
rule ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate 9 :i* ! *ief   
executive is prohibit$ "u ,/ate law f   
act+ on a r$i/rict+ plan1 a r$i/rict+   
plan develop$ by ! nonp>tisan ag5cy %all
 be consid]$ to be enact$ into law if ! 
,/ate legislature approves ! plan z     
submitt$ by ! nonp>tisan ag5cy )\t      
am5dm5t4  7c7 ,effect ( ,rejection (    
,plan  7#a7 ,rejection by legislature   
,if ! ,/ate legislature votes "u        
subsection 7b77#a7 to reject ! r$i/rict+
 plan ( ! nonp>tisan ag5cy1 n lat] ?an  
#g days aft] ! vote to reject ! plan !  
legislature %all submit to ! nonp>tisan 
ag5cy & dissem9ate publicly a /atem5t ( 
! legislature's reasons = reject+ !     
plan4  7#b7 ,veto by *ief executive ,if 

! *ief executive vetoes ! r$i/rict+ plan
 ( ! nonp>tisan ag5cy & ! ,/ate         
legislature fails to ov]ride ! veto1 n  
lat] ?an #g days aft] ! fail$ vote to   
ov]ride ! veto ! *ief executive %all    
submit to ! nonp>tisan ag5cy &          
dissem9ate publicly a /atem5t ( ! *ief  
executive's reasons = veto+ ! plan4     
7#c7 ,developm5t & submission ( revis$  
plan ,n lat] ?an #ce days aft] receiv+ a
 /atem5t f ! ,/ate legislature "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 or a /atem5t f ! *ief     
executive ( ! ,/ate "u p>agraph 7#b7 7z 
! case may be71 ! nonp>tisan ag5cy      
e/abli%$ or designat$ "u section #c %all
 develop a revis$ r$i/rict+ plan = !    
,/ate :i* is consi/5t ) ! crit]ia set =?
 9 section #c7;b7 b :i* addresses !     
reasons provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 or     
p>agraph 7#b7 7z ! case may be7 = !     
rejection ( ! plan1 & %all submit !     
revis$ plan to ! ,/ate legislature4     
7#d7 ,consid]ation ( revis$ plan by     
legislature ,n lat] ?an #g days aft]    
receiv+ ! revis$ r$i/rict+ plan "u      

p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,/ate legislature %all 
ei!r-- 7,a7 approve ! revis$ plan z     
submitt$ by ! nonp>tisan ag5cy )\t      
am5dm5t & =w>d ! plan to ! *ief         
executive ( ! ,/ate2 or  7,b7 reject !  
plan4  7#e7 ,enactm5t ( revis$ plan     
,subsection 7b77#b7 %all apply ) respect
 to ! enactm5t ( ! revis$ plan develop$ 
& submitt$ by ! nonp>tisan ag5cy "u     
p>agraph 7#c7 9 ! same mann] z su*      
subsection applies ) respect to !       
initial r$i/rict+ plan develop$ &       
submitt$ by ! ag5cy "u su* subsection4  
7d7 ,effect ( ,rejection ( ,revis$      
,plan2 ,p]mitt+ ,legislature ,to ,am5d  
,second ,revis$ ,plan  7#a7 ,rejection  
by legislature ,if ! ,/ate legislature  
votes "u subsection 7c77#d7 to reject ! 
revis$ r$i/rict+ plan ( ! nonp>tisan    
ag5cy1 n lat] ?an #g days aft] ! vote to
 reject ! plan ! legislature %all submit
 to ! nonp>tisan ag5cy & dissem9ate     
publicly a /atem5t ( ! legislature's    
reasons = reject+ ! revis$ plan4  7#b7  
,veto by *ief executive ,if ! *ief      

executive vetoes ! revis$ r$i/rict+ plan
 ( ! nonp>tisan ag5cy & ! ,/ate         
legislature fails to ov]ride ! veto1 n  
lat] ?an #g days aft] ! fail$ vote to   
ov]ride ! veto ! *ief executive %all    
submit to ! nonp>tisan ag5cy &          
dissem9ate publicly a /atem5t ( ! *ief  
executive's reasons = veto+ ! revis$    
plan4  7#c7 ,developm5t & submission (  
second revis$ plan ,n lat] ?an #ce days 
aft] receiv+ a /atem5t f ! ,/ate        
legislature "u p>agraph 7#a7 or a       
/atem5t f ! *ief executive ( ! ,/ate "u 
p>agraph 7#b7 7z ! case may be71 !      
nonp>tisan ag5cy e/abli%$ or designat$  
"u section #c %all develop a second     
revis$ r$i/rict+ plan = ! ,/ate :i* is  
consi/5t ) ! crit]ia set =? 9 section   
#c7;b7 b :i* addresses ! reasons provid$
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 or p>agraph 7#b7 7z ! 
case may be7 = ! rejection ( ! revis$   
plan1 & %all submit ! second revis$ plan
 to ! ,/ate legislature4  7#d7          
,consid]ation ( second revis$ plan by   
legislature ,n lat] ?an #g days aft]    

receiv+ ! second revis$ r$i/rict+ plan  
"u p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,/ate legislature   
%all ei!r-- 7,a7 approve ! second revis$
 plan z submitt$ by ! nonp>tisan ag5cy )
 or )\t am5dm5t & =w>d ! plan to ! *ief 
executive ( ! ,/ate2 or  7,b7 reject !  
plan4  7#e7 ,enactm5t ( second revis$   
plan ,subsection 7b77#b7 %all apply )   
respect to ! enactm5t ( ! second revis$ 
plan develop$ & submitt$ by ! nonp>tisan
 ag5cy "u p>agraph 7#c7 9 ! same mann] z
 su* subsection applies ) respect to !  
initial r$i/rict+ plan develop$ &       
submitt$ by ! ag5cy "u su* subsection4  
7e7 ,rejection ( ,second ,revis$ ,plan  
7#a7 ,developm5t ( plan by highe/ c\rt (
 ,/ate ,if ! second revis$ r$i/rict+    
plan develop$ & submitt$ "u subsection  
7d7 is n enact$ into law1 ! highe/ c\rt 
( ! ,/ate %all assume sole              
responsibility = ! developm5t & enactm5t
 ( ! r$i/rict+ plan = ! ,/ate1 & %all   
publi% ! plan x develops n lat] ?an     
,novemb] #ae ( ! r$i/rict+ ye>4  7#b7   
,application ( same crit]ia us$ by      

nonp>tisan ag5cy ,section #c7;b7 %all   
apply ) respect to ! developm5t ( !     
r$i/rict+ plan by a c\rt "u ?is         
subsection 9 ! same mann] z su* section 
applies to ! developm5t ( ! plan by !   
nonp>tisan ag5cy "u section #c4  7#c7   
,enactm5t ^u publication ,^u !          
publication by ! highe/ c\rt ( ! ,/ate (
 ! r$i/rict+ plan "u ?is subsection1 !  
plan %all be deem$ to be enact$ into    
law4  #e4 ,r$i/rict+ ye> def9$ ,9 ?is   
,act1 ! t]m r$i/rict+ ye> means1 )      
respect to a ,/ate1 ! ye> 9 :i* ! *ief  
executive (fic] ( ! ,/ate receives !    
notice f ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives "u section #bb7;b7 ( !  
,act entitl$ ,an ,act to provide = !    
fifte5? & subsequ5t dec5nial c5suses &  
to provide = an apportionm5t (          
,repres5tatives 9 ,congress1 approv$    
,june #ah1 #aibi 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #b;a71 ( 
! numb] ( ,repres5tatives to :i* ! ,/ate
 is entitl$4  #f4 ,no effect on         
elections = ,/ate & local (fice ,no?+ 9 
?is ,act or 9 any am5dm5t made by ?is   

,act may be con/ru$ to affect ! mann] 9 
:i* a ,/ate c>ries out elections = ,/ate
 or local (fice1 includ+ ! process by   
:i* a ,/ate e/abli%es ! di/ricts us$ 9  
su* elections4  #g4 ,effective date ,?is
 ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all
 apply ) respect to any ,congressional  
r$i/rict+ :i* occurs aft] ! regul>      
dec5nial c5sus conduct$ dur+ #bjbj4