,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajjhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ac1 #bjbf,mr4 
,gallagh] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,/ates f divid+ 
docum5t$ communities ( int]e/ into      
multiple congressional di/ricts1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,repres5tation ,act4    
#b4 ,communities ( int]e/ pres]v$ 9     
r$i/rict+  7a7 ,/ate requirem5ts  7#a7  
,id5tification ( communities ( int]e/   
,prior to any congressional r$i/rict+   
conduct$ by a ,/ate1 ! entity           
responsible = develop+ congressional    
r$i/rict+ plans 9 ! ,/ate %all-- 7,a7   
id5tify & docum5t communities ( int]e/  
)9 su* ,/ate1 :i* may be provid$ 9      
accordance ) ,/ate law2  7,b7 accept &  
publi% ea* propos$ community ( int]e/   
submitt$ by a resid5t ( su* ,/ate2 &    
7,c7 consid] add+ ea* su* propos$       
community ( int]e/ to ! communities (   
int]e/ docum5t$ "u subp>agraph 7,a74    

7#b7 ,prohibition on division (         
communities ( int]e/ ,a congressional   
r$i/rict+ conduct$ by a ,/ate may n     
divide a community ( int]e/ docum5t$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 into multiple        
congressional di/ricts unless su*       
division is necess>y-- 7,a7 to ensure t 
congressional di/ricts 9 su* ,/ate h    
sub/antially equal populations z requir$
 by law2  7,b7 to comply ) ! requirem5ts
 ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 7#eb    
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja et seq472 or  7,c7 to  
pres]ve ano!r community ( int]e/ 9 a    
s+le congressional di/rict4  7#c7       
,publication ( in=mation ,n lat] ?an !  
date a congressional r$i/rict+ plan 9 a 
,/ate is f9aliz$1 ! entity responsible =
 develop+ congressional r$i/rict+ plans 
9 ! ,/ate %all make publically          
available-- 7,a7 a writt5 ju/ification =
 any in/ance :]e a community ( int]e/   
docum5t$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 is divid$
 into multiple congressional di/ricts2  
7,b7 a description ( ! process us$ to   
consid] add+ propos$ communities (      

int]e/ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,c72 &  7,c7 9 
! case t a community ( int]e/ docum5t$  
"u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 is divid$ into    
multiple congressional di/ricts "u      
p>agraph 7#b77;,c71 an explanation z    
to--  7i7 :y ! division 0 requir$ to    
pres]ve ! o!r community ( int]e/ 9 a    
s+le congressional di/rict2 &  7ii7 :y !
 pres]v$ community ( int]e/ 0 prioritiz$
 ov] ! divid$ community ( int]e/4  7b7  
,causes ( action  7#a7 ,divid$ community
 ( int]e/ ,an individual :o resides 9 a 
community ( int]e/ docum5t$ "u          
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 t has be5 divid$
 into multiple congressional di/ricts 9 
a ,/ate may br+ a claim aga9/ ! ,/ate 9 
any di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates =    
en=cem5t ( ! prohibition 9 subsection   
7a77#b74  7#b7 ,failure to add propos$  
community ( int]e/ ,an individual :o    
resides 9 a propos$ community ( int]e/  
submitt$ "u subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 t   
has n be5 docum5t$ "u subsection        
7a77#a77;,a7 9 a ,/ate may br+ a claim 9
 any di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     

aga9/ ! entity responsible = develop+   
congressional r$i/rict+ plans 9 ! ,/ate 
=--  7,a7 a decl>atory judgm5t t su*    
entity fail$ to consid] su* propos$     
community ( int]e/ z requir$ 9          
subsection 7a77#a77;,c72  7,b7 an ord]  
requir+ su* entity to consid] su*       
propos$ community ( int]e/ z requir$ 9  
subsection 7a77#a77;,c72 &  7,c7 if !   
propos$ community ( int]e/ is n docum5t$
 "u subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 foll[+ su*  
consid]ation1 an ord] requir+           
publication by su* entity ( a           
ju/ification = ! decision n to docum5t  
su* propos$ community ( int]e/4  7c7    
,assi/ance to ,/ates ,! ,election       
,assi/ance ,commission %all develop &   
make available to ,/ates /&>ds & tools =
 mapp+ communities ( int]e/4  7d7       
,community ( int]e/ def9$ ,9 ?is        
section1 a community ( int]e/ means a   
geographically connect$ population ) %>$
 cultural1 hi/orical1 economic1 or      
social *>act]i/ics1 includ+ language1   
education patt]ns1 religi\s affiliation1

 or civic id5tity4