,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gidh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #c1 #bjbb,mr4  
,torres of ,new ,york 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,jeffries7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to require any entity established to   
develop congressional redistricting     
plans for a ,state to hold public       
hearings at which individuals who are   
members of communities of interest have 
a meaningful opportunity to express     
their views on proposed redistricting   
plans1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,requiring entities established to      
develop congressional redistricting     
plans to hold public hearings  7a7      
,requirement ,any entity other than the 
legislature of a ,state1 including an   
independent redistricting commission1 a 
special master appointed by a ,federal  
or ,state court1 or a ,federal or ,state
 court1 which develops a congressional  
redistricting plan for a ,state shall-- 

7#a7 hold multiple public hearings prior
 to the development of a final plan2    
7#b7 ensure that individuals may attend 
such hearings virtually2  7#c7 hold such
 hearings in locations which are within 
a reasonable distance of the locations  
of communities of interest2 and  7#d7   
ensure that members of communities of   
interest have meaningful opportunities  
to express their views on any of the    
entity's plans4  7b7 ,treatment of      
political subdivisions as communities of
 interest ,for purposes of this ,act1   
the term communities of interest may1 in
 certain circumstances1 include         
political subdivisions such as counties1
 municipalities1 tribal lands and       
reservations1 or school districts1 but  
shall not include common relationships  
with political parties or political     
candidates4  7c7 ,enforcement  7#a7     
,action by ,attorney ,general ,the      
,attorney ,general may bring a civil    
action in an appropriate district court 
for such declaratory or injunctive      

relief as is necessary to carry out this
 ,act4  7#b7 ,private right of action ,a
 person who is aggrieved by a violation 
of this ,act may bring a civil action in
 an appropriate district court for such 
declaratory or injunctive relief as may 
be appropriate with respect to the      
violation4  7d7 ,effective date ,this   
,act shall apply with respect to        
redistricting carried out pursuant to   
the decennial census conducted during   
#bjcj or any succeeding decennial       
census4