,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gidh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #c1 #bjbb,mr4   
,torres ( ,new ,york 7= himself & ,mr4  
,jeffries7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to require any entity       
e/abli%$ to develop congressional       
r$i/rict+ plans = a ,/ate to hold public
 he>+s at :i* individuals :o are memb]s 
( communities ( int]e/ h a mean+ful     
opportunity to express _! views on      
propos$ r$i/rict+ plans1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,requir+ entities        
e/abli%$ to develop congressional       
r$i/rict+ plans to hold public he>+s    
7a7 ,requirem5t ,any entity o!r ?an !   
legislature ( a ,/ate1 includ+ an       
indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission1 a       
special ma/] appo9t$ by a ,f$]al or     
,/ate c\rt1 or a ,f$]al or ,/ate c\rt1  
:i* develops a congressional r$i/rict+  
plan = a ,/ate %all-- 7#a7 hold multiple
 public he>+s prior to ! developm5t ( a 
f9al plan2  7#b7 ensure t individuals   

may att5d su* he>+s virtually2  7#c7    
hold su* he>+s 9 locations :i* are )9 a 
reasonable di/ance ( ! locations (      
communities ( int]e/2 &  7#d7 ensure t  
memb]s ( communities ( int]e/ h mean+ful
 opportunities to express _! views on   
any ( ! entity's plans4  7b7 ,treatm5t (
 political subdivisions z communities ( 
int]e/ ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! t]m    
communities ( int]e/ may1 9 c]ta9       
circum/ances1 include political         
subdivisions su* z c\nties1             
municipalities1 tribal l&s &            
res]vations1 or s*ool di/ricts1 b %all n
 include common relation%ips ) political
 p>ties or political c&idates4  7c7     
,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,action by ,attorney    
,g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may br+ a    
civil action 9 an appropriate di/rict   
c\rt = su* decl>atory or injunctive     
relief z is necess>y to c>ry out ?is    
,act4  7#b7 ,private "r ( action ,a     
p]son :o is aggriev$ by a violation (   
?is ,act may br+ a civil action 9 an    
appropriate di/rict c\rt = su*          

decl>atory or injunctive relief z may be
 appropriate ) respect to ! violation4  
7d7 ,effective date ,?is ,act %all apply
 ) respect to r$i/rict+ c>ri$ out       
pursuant to ! dec5nial c5sus conduct$   
dur+ #bjcj or any succe$+ dec5nial      
c5sus4