,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hehg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ac1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,hastings 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4      
,phillips1 and ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
commission to make recommendations on   
the appropriate size of membership of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
method by which ,members are elected4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,congress ,commission ,act4  #b4
 ,establishment ,there is established a 
commission to be known as the           
,congressional ,commission to           
,strengthen ,representative ,democracy  
7hereafter in this ,act referred to as  
the ,commission74  #c4 ,duties of       
,commission ,the ,commission shall--    
7#a7 analyze the current size of the    
membership of the ,house of             
,representatives considering the        

requirement for the institution to carry
 out its responsibilities in an         
effective manner2  7#b7 examine         
alternatives to the current method by   
which ,representatives are elected      
7including ranked choice voting1        
cumulative voting1 and other forms of   
proportional representation7 to         
determine if such alternatives would    
make the ,house of ,representatives a   
more representative body and include    
more citizens in the electoral process2 
7#c7 examine the use of gerrymandering  
in the creation of single-member        
districts2  7#d7 to the extent          
necessary1 formulate proposals for      
changes in the size of the membership   
of1 and the method of electing          
,representatives to1 the ,house of      
,representatives2 and  7#e7 not later   
than the end of the ,one ,hundred       
,seventeenth ,congress1 submit to the   
,president and the ,congress a report of
 the work of the ,commission1 together  
with a draft of legislation 7including  

technical and conforming provisions7 to 
implement the proposals referred to in  
paragraph 7#e74  #d4 ,membership  7a7   
,number and appointment ,the ,commission
 shall be composed of #ae members as    
follows3 7#a7 ,five members appointed by
 the ,speaker of the ,house of          
,representatives4  7#b7 ,five members   
appointed by the minority leader of the 
,house of ,representatives4  7#c7 ,two  
members appointed by the majority leader
 of the ,senate4  7#d7 ,two members     
appointed by the minority leader of the 
,senate4  7#e7 ,one member appointed by 
the other #ad members to serve as       
,chairman of the ,commission1 by a vote 
in which at least #i members approve of 
the appointment1 including at least #a  
member appointed by the ,speaker of the 
,house of ,representatives1 #a member   
appointed by the minority leader of the 
,house of ,representatives1 #a member   
appointed by the majority leader of the 
,senate1 and #a member appointed by the 
minority leader of the ,senate4  7b7    

,qualifications ,in making appointments 
under this section1 the appointing      
authorities shall make a special effort 
to appoint individuals who are          
particularly qualified to perform the   
functions of the ,commission1 by reason 
of either practical experience or       
academic expertise in politics or       
government4  7c7 ,terms and vacancies   
,each member shall be appointed for the 
life of the ,commission4 ,a vacancy in  
the ,commission shall be filled in the  
manner in which the original appointment
 was made4  7d7 ,pay and travel ,each   
member of the ,commission1 other than a 
full-time officer or employee of the    
,united ,states-- 7#a7 shall be paid the
 daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
basic pay payable for level ,v of the   
,executive ,schedule for each day       
7including travel time7 during which the
 member is engaged in the actual        
performance of duties vested in the     
,commission2 and  7#b7 shall receive    
travel expenses1 including per diem in  

lieu of subsistence1 in accordance with 
applicable provisions under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7e7 ,quorum ,eight      
members of the ,commission shall        
constitute a quorum1 but a lesser number
 may hold hearings4  7f7 ,meetings ,the 
,commission shall meet at the call of   
the ,chairman or a majority of its      
members4  #e4 ,staff  7a7 ,in general   
,with the approval of the ,commission1  
the ,chairman may appoint and fix the   
pay of not more than six individuals for
 the staff of the ,commission4 ,such    
individuals may be appointed without    
regard to the provisions of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 governing        
appointments in the competitive service1
 and may be paid without regard to the  
provisions of chapter #ea and subchapter
 ,,iii of chapter #ec of that title     
relating to classification and ,general 
,schedule pay rates1 except that an     
individual so appointed may not receive 
pay in excess of the maximum annual rate

 of basic pay payable for grade ,,gs-#ae
 of the ,general ,schedule under section
 #eccb of title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code4  7b7 ,experts and consultants    
,with the approval of the ,commission1  
the ,chairman may procure temporary and 
intermittent services in the manner     
prescribed in section #caji7;b7 of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 but at rates
 for individuals not to exceed the daily
 equivalent of the maximum annual rate  
of basic pay payable for grade ,,gs-#ae 
of the ,general ,schedule under section 
#eccb of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7c7 ,staff of ,federal agencies 
,upon request of the ,commission1 the   
head of any ,federal department or      
agency may detail1 on a reimbursable    
basis1 any of the personnel of that     
department or agency to the ,commission 
to assist it in carrying out its duties 
under this ,act4  #f4 ,powers of        
,commission  7a7 ,hearings ,the         
,commission may1 for the purpose of     
carrying out this ,act1 hold hearings1  

sit and act at times and places1 take   
testimony1 and receive evidence as the  
,commission considers appropriate4  7b7 
,subpoena power  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,commission may issue subpoenas         
requiring the attendance and testimony  
of witnesses and the production of any  
evidence relating to any matter         
considered by the ,commission in        
carrying out this ,act4 ,the attendance 
of witnesses and the production of      
evidence may be required from any place 
within the ,united ,states at any       
designated place of hearing within the  
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,failure to obey 
a subpoena ,if a person refuses to obey 
a subpoena issued under paragraph 7#a71 
the ,commission may apply to a ,united  
,states district court for an order     
requiring that person to appear before  
the ,commission to give testimony1      
produce evidence1 or both1 relating to  
the matter involved4 ,the application   
may be made within the judicial district
 where the hearing is conducted or where

 that person is found1 resides1 or      
transacts business4 ,any failure to obey
 the order of the court may be punished 
by the court as civil contempt4  7#c7   
,service of subpoenas ,the subpoenas of 
the ,commission shall be served in the  
manner provided for subpoenas issued by 
a ,united ,states district court under  
the ,federal ,rules of ,civil ,procedure
 for the ,united ,states district       
courts4  7#d7 ,service of process ,all  
process of any court to which           
application is made under paragraph 7#b7
 may be served in the judicial district 
in which the person required to be      
served resides or may be found4  7c7    
,members and agents ,any member or agent
 of the ,commission may1 if authorized  
by the ,commission1 take any action     
which the ,commission is authorized to  
take by this section4  7d7 ,mails ,the  
,commission may use the ,united ,states 
mails in the same manner and under the  
same conditions as departments and      
agencies of the ,united ,states4  7e7   

,administrative support services ,upon  
the request of the ,commission1 the     
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall provide to the ,commission1 on a  
reimbursable basis1 the administrative  
support services necessary for the      
,commission to carry out its            
responsibilities under this ,act4  #g4  
,authorization of ,appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated to   
carry out this ,act #e1jjj1jjj1 to      
remain available until expended4  #h4   
,termination ,the ,commission shall     
terminate on the last day of the month  
in which the ,commission submits the    
report required under section #c4