,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajchj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ae1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7= himself1 ,mrs4
 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,hurd ( ,colorado1 ,mr4   
,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,mr4 ,case1 &    
,mr4 ,suozzi7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,/ates
 to conduct ,congressional r$i/rict+    
?r\gh indep5d5t commissions1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,problem ,solv]s        
,indep5d5t ,commissions ,act4  #b4      
,requir+ r$i/rict+ to be conduct$ ?r\gh 
plan ( indep5d5t /ate commission or plan
 ( highe/ ,/ate c\rt  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 any   
,congressional r$i/rict+ conduct$ by a  
,/ate %all be conduct$ 9 accordance )-- 
7#a7 ! r$i/rict+ plan develop$ by !     
indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission e/abli%$ 
9 ! ,/ate1 9 accordance ) section       
#d7;d72 or  7#b7 if ! plan develop$ by  
su* commission is n enact$ into law1 !  

r$i/rict+ plan select$ by ! highe/ c\rt 
9 ! ,/ate 9 accordance ) section #d7;e74
  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 ! ,problem ,solv]s ,indep5d5t        
,commissions ,act4  #c4 ,indep5d5t      
,r$i/rict+ ,commission  7a7 ,composition
 ( commission ,ea* ,/ate %all e/abli% an
 indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission compos$ 
( an equal numb] ( memb]s 7b n few] ?an 
"o7 f ea* ( ! foll[+ categories3 7#a7   
,memb]s affiliat$ ) ! political p>ty ) !
 greate/ numb] ( seats 9 ! ,/ate        
legislature4  7#b7 ,memb]s affiliat$ ) !
 political p>ty ) ! second greate/ numb]
 ( seats 9 ! ,/ate legislature4  7#c7   
,memb]s n affiliat$ ) any political p>ty
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b74   
7b7 ,eligibility ,an individual is      

eligible to s]ve z a memb] ( ! indep5d5t
 r$i/rict+ commission ( a ,/ate if--    
7#a7 ! individual is a ,unit$ ,/ates    
citiz52  7#b7 z ( ! date ( appo9tm5t1 ! 
individual-- 7,a7 is regi/]$ to vote 9  
elections = ,f$]al (fice held 9 ! ,/ate1
 & 0 regi/]$ to vote 9 elections =      
,f$]al (fice held 9 ! ,/ate = at lea/ #c
 ye>s prior to su* appo9tm5t )\t *ang+ !
 political affiliation ( su*            
regi/ration2 or  7,b7 vot$ 9 at lea/ #c 
consecutive prim>y elections = ,f$]al   
(fice held 9 ! ,/ate = a c&idate        
affiliat$ ) ! same political p>ty2  7#c7
 nei!r ! individual nor ! sp\se or      
family memb] ( ! individual held public 
(fice or ran z a c&idate = election =   
public (fice1 or s]v$ z an employee ( or
 paid consultant = a political p>ty or  
c&idate = election = public (fice1 at   
any "t dur+ ! #c-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date
 ( appo9tm5t2 &  7#d7 ! individual      
c]tifies t ! individual w n run z a     
c&idate = ! public (fice 9 ! ,/ate = n  
less ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date !          

individual no long] s]ves on !          
commission4  7c7 ,additional            
consid]ation ,to ! ext5t practicable1 ! 
memb]%ip ( ! indep5d5t r$i/rict+        
commission ( a ,/ate "u ?is section %all
 reasonably reflect ! geographic1       
demographic1 & socioeconomic div]sity ( 
! ,/ate4  7d7 ,deadl9e ,ea* ,/ate %all  
e/abli% an indep5d5t r$i/rict+          
commission "u ?is section n lat] ?an #fj
 days aft] ! date on :i* ! *ief         
executive ( a ,/ate receives ! ,/ate    
apportionm5t notice4  7e7 ,selection (  
memb]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to !   
memb]s ( a indep5d5t r$i/rict+          
commission 9 a ,/ate describ$ "u        
subsection 7a71 ! memb]s %all be select$
 f individuals :o apply ?r\gh an op5    
application process1 :i* %all include a 
r&om mail+ ( applications di/ribut$ to a
 mean+ful numb] ( regi/]$ vot]s 9 !     
,/ate4  7#b7 ,r&om selection ( applicant
 pool ,) respect to applicants = !      
indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission ( a ,/ate
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ea* ,/ate    

%all select applicants on a r&om basis  
to be includ$ 9 an initial selection    
pool1 :i* %all consi/ ( an equal numb] (
 individuals f ea* ( ! categories       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7#c7        
,removal ( c]ta9 applicants ,legislative
 lead]s 9 ! legislature ( a ,/ate may1 f
 ea* ( ! categories describ$ 9          
subsection 7a71 /rike n m ?an #bj p]c5t 
( ! applicants f _! respective p>tisan  
pool describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7    
,f9al selection ( memb]s ,aft] any      
removals made "u p>agraph 7#c71 memb]s (
 ! indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission ( a   
,/ate %all be r&omly select$ f ! rema9+ 
eligible applicants select$ "u p>agraph 
7#b74  7f7 ,tra9+ requirem5t ,ea* memb] 
select$ = ! indep5d5t r$i/rict+         
commission ( a ,/ate "u subsection 7e7  
%all complete tra9+ develop$ & provid$  
by ! ,/ate on r$i/rict+ law1 mapp+      
crit]ia1 e?ics1 & public engagem5t be=e 
beg9n+ ! map-draw+ process4  7g7        
,removal ( memb]s ( an indep5d5t        
r$i/rict+ commission  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     

,memb]s ( ! indep5d5t r$i/rict+         
commission ( a ,/ate may be remov$ only 
by an affirmative vote ( at lea/        
two-?irds ( ! memb]s ( ! commission on !
 basis ( a gr\nds = removal describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,gr\nds = removal  
,a memb] ( an indep5d5t r$i/rict+       
commission may be remov$ "u p>agraph    
7#a7 only on ! basis (--  7,a7 a felony 
conviction involv+ di%one/y1 deceit1    
fraud1 or a brea* ( ! public tru/ t     
occurr$ :ile ! individual 0 s]v+ on !   
commission2  7,b7 an e?ics violation2   
7,c7 repeat$ unexcus$ abs5ces1          
incapacity1 or d]eliction ( duty2 or    
7,d7 a conflict ( int]e/4  7#c7 ,vacancy
 ,9 ! ev5t t a memb] ( an indep5d5t     
r$i/rict+ commission ( a ,/ate resigns  
or is remov$ "u ?is subsection1 an      
individual f ! applicant pool ( ! ,/ate 
describ$ 9 subsection 7e77#b7 & f ! same
 category describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 z ! 
memb] :o resign$ or 0 remov$ %all be    
r&omly select$ to fill su* vacancy4  7h7
 ,/aff2 consultants ,any te*nical       

exp]ts1 legal c\nsel1 consultants1 or   
su* o!r /aff z ! indep5d5t r$i/rict+    
commission ( a ,/ate may appo9t %all be 
"u ! sup]vision & ov]sight ( !          
commission & may n be direct$ by !      
legislature ( ! ,/ate4  7i7  ,s5se (    
,congress ) respect to res\rces ( an    
indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission  ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t ea* ,/ate %\ld--     
7#a7 provide ! indep5d5t r$i/rict+      
commission ( ! ,/ate ) su* res\rces &   
fund+ z ! commission may require to c>ry
 out its duties "u ! ,con/itution & ?is 
,act2 &  7#b7 ensure t memb]s ( !       
indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission receive  
adequate comp5sation dur+ _! t]m (      
s]vice on ! commission4  #d4 ,developm5t
 ( r$i/rict+ plan  7a7 ,crit]ia ,!      
indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission ( a ,/ate
 %all develop a r$i/rict+ plan = ! ,/ate
 9 accordance ) ! foll[+ consid]ations3 
7#a7 ,ensur+ t di/ricts ea* h equal     
population p] ,repres5tative z ne>ly z  
practicable1 9 accordance ) !           
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7   

,ensur+ t no congressional di/rict 9 !  
,/ate is drawn to disc\rage competition1
 or = ! purpose ( favor+ or disfavor+ an
 incumb5t1 a p>ticul> c&idate1 or a     
p>ticul> political p>ty4  7#c7 ,ensur+ t
 di/ricts are contigu\s to ! greate/    
ext5t possible4  7#d7 ,to ! greate/     
ext5t practicable1 ensur+ ! pres]vation 
( pre-exi/+ political subdivisions1     
includ+ c\nties & municipalities4  7#e7 
,to ! greate/ ext5t practicable1 ma9ta9+
 compact di/ricts4  7b7 ,solicitation ( 
public input 9 developm5t ( plans ,!    
commission %all solicit & take into     
consid]ation comm5ts f ! public 9       
develop+ ! r$i/rict+ plan = ! ,/ate by--
 7#a7 hold+ meet+s 9 ! ,/ate ,capitol ( 
! ,/ate t %all also be made available   
live on a publicly accessible gov]nm5t  
website ( ! ,/ate at :i* memb]s ( !     
public may provide input2 &  7#b7       
o!rwise solicit+ input f ! public ?r\gh 
su* me?ods z ! commission det]m9es      
appropriate4  7c7 ,requir+ all meet+s   
,to be op5 to public ,except z necess>y 

= ! protection ( in=mation p]ta9+ to    
p5d+ litigation or o!r legally protect$ 
matt]s1 ! commission %all hold ea* ( its
 meet+s 9 public4  7d7 ,process =       
enactm5t ( f9al r$i/rict+ plan  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,prior to develop+ & publi%+ a    
f9al r$i/rict+ plan "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! 
indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission ( a ,/ate
 %all develop & make publicly available 
a prelim9>y r$i/rict+ plan & solicit    
public input z describ$ 9 subsection 7b7
 on ! prelim9>y r$i/rict+ plan4  7#b7   
,f9al plan ,aft] tak+ into consid]ation 
comm5ts f ! public "u subsection 7b7 &  
p>agraph 7#a71 at any "t aft] !         
expiration ( ! #cj-;day p]iod :i* beg9s 
on ! date ! commission makes ! prelim9>y
 plans available to ! public "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission 
( a ,/ate %all develop & publi% a f9al  
r$i/rict+ plan = ! ,/ate4  7#c7         
,enactm5t ,! f9al r$i/rict+ plan        
develop$ & publi%$ "u ?is subsection    
%all be deem$ to be enact$ into law ^u !
 expiration ( ! #cj-;day p]iod :i* beg9s

 on ! date on :i*-- 7,a7 su* f9al plan  
is approv$ by at lea/ two-?irds ( ! :ole
 memb]%ip ( ! commission2 &  7,b7 at    
lea/ two-fif?s ( ! memb]s ( !           
,commission f ea* ( ! categories ( !    
approv$ selection pool describ$ 9       
section #c7;a7 vote to approve su* f9al 
plan4  7#d7 ,publication ( plan &       
accompany+ mat]ials ,z soon z           
practicable aft] ! enactm5t ( a f9al    
r$i/rict+ plan "u p>agraph 7#b71 !      
commission %all make available to !     
public all data & rese>* reli$ ^u to    
develop su* plan1 includ+ ! foll[+3     
7,a7 ,! f9al r$i/rict+ plan1 includ+ all
 relevant maps & draft maps4  7,b7 ,a   
report by ! commission to accompany !   
plan :i* provides ! backgr\nd = ! plan &
 ! commission's reasons = select+ ! plan
 z ! f9al r$i/rict+ plan1 includ+ h[ !  
plan satisfies ea* ( ! consid]ations "u 
subsection 7a74  7,c7 ,demographic &    
election data us$4  7,d7 ,mapp+ s(tw>e &
 me?odologies4  7,e7 ,consultant        
reports4  7,f7 ,communications ) outside

 p>ties & con/itu5ts4  7,g7 ,public     
submissions4  7,h7 ,email correspond5ce 
betwe5 commission]s4  7,i7 ,meet+       
record+s4  7,j7 ,an algori?mic bell     
curve ( ! av]age outcome ( a fair       
r$i/rict+ process4  7e7 ,re/riction on  
outside communication ,memb]s ( !       
commission ( a ,/ate may n engage 9     
private communications reg>d+ any       
propos$ maps "u ?is section ) any elect$
 (ficials1 political p>ties1 lobbyi/s1  
or outside advocacy organizations4  7f7 
,special process if no f9al plan select$
 ,if a r$i/rict+ plan develop$ by !     
indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission ( a ,/ate
 is n enact$ into law "u subsection 7d7 
by ! date t is #cj days be=e ! deadl9e 9
 ! ,/ate = a c&idate to file to run =   
(fice1 ! exi/+ congressional di/ricts   
%all rema9 9 place 9 ! ,/ate = a p]iod (
 n m ?an #h weeks &1 if aft] su* p]iod  
has end$1 ! commission has n enact$ into
 law a f9al r$i/rict+ plan "u subsection
 7d71 ! highe/ c\rt ( ! ,/ate may appo9t
 two special ma/]s to develop & publi% a

 f9al r$i/rict+ plan = ! ,/ate consi/5t 
) ! crit]ia describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 b
 9 no case may ! ,/ate legislature ( !  
,/ate h a role 9 det]m9+ a f9al         
r$i/rict+ plan "u ?is subsection4  7g7  
,judicial *all5ges to f9al r$i/rict+    
plan ,! highe/ c\rt ( ea* ,/ate %all h  
jurisdiction to he> & det]m9e claims    
ass]t+ t ! f9al r$i/rict+ plan ( ! ,/ate
 violates ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act or   
,/ate law4  7h7 ,removal  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,at any "t1 a civil action br\ght 9 a   
,/ate c\rt :i* ass]ts a claim = :i* !   
di/rict c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates h       
exclusive jurisdiction "u ?is section   
may be remov$ by any p>ty 9 ! case1     
includ+ an int]v5or1 by fil+1 9 !       
di/rict c\rt = an applicable v5ue "u ?is
 section1 a notice ( removal sign$      
pursuant to ,rule #aa ( ! ,f$]al ,rules 
( ,civil ,proc$ure conta9+ a %ort & pla9
 /atem5t ( ! gr\nds = removal4 ,cons5t (
 p>ties %all n be requir$ = removal4    
7#b7 ,claims n )9 ! orig9al or          
supplem5tal jurisdiction ,if a civil    

action remov$ 9 accordance ) p>agraph   
7#a7 conta9s claims n )9 ! orig9al or   
supplem5tal jurisdiction ( ! di/rict    
c\rt1 ! di/rict c\rt %all sev] all su*  
claims & rem& !m to ! ,/ate c\rt f :i* !
 action 0 remov$4  7i7 ,t]m9ation ,!    
indep5d5t r$i/rict+ commission ( a ,/ate
 %all t]m9ate on ! day aft] ! date ( !  
fir/ regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al election =   
,f$]al (fice :i* occurs aft] ! *ief     
executive ( ! ,/ate receives ! ,/ate    
apportionm5t notice4  #e4 ,/ate         
apportionm5t notice def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 !
 ,/ate apportionm5t notice means1 )     
respect to a ,/ate1 ! notice s5t to !   
,/ate 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 ,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+ #bjcj4