,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe,mr4 
,fitzpatrick introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! use 
( indep5d5t nonp>tisan commissions to   
c>ry out congressional r$i/rict+4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,citiz5 ,legislature ,anti-,corruption  
,re=m ( ,elections ,act or ! ,,clean    
,elections ,act4  #b4 ,requir+ use (    
indep5d5t nonp>tisan commissions to c>ry
 out r$i/rict+  7a7 ,requirem5t  7#a7   
,congressional r$i/rict+ ,ea* ,/ate %all
 conduct ,congressional r$i/rict+       
7beg9n+ ) ! r$i/rict+ c>ri$ out pursuant
 to ! dec5nial c5sus conduct$ dur+      
#bjbj7 9 accordance ) a r$i/rict+ plan  
develop$ by a nonp>tisan indep5d5t      
r$i/rict+ commission4  7#b7 ,r$i/rict+ =
 ,/ate legislative di/ricts ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 a ,/ate may n use 
any funds provid$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
directly = election adm9i/ration        

purposes unless ! ,/ate c]tifies to !   
,election ,assi/ance ,commission t !    
,/ate conducts r$i/rict+ = ,/ate        
legislative di/ricts 9 ! ,/ate 7beg9n+ )
 ! fir/ su* r$i/rict+ c>ri$ out aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act7 9         
accordance ) a r$i/rict+ plan develop$  
by a nonp>tisan indep5d5t r$i/rict+     
commission4  7b7 ,nonp>tisan indep5d5t  
/atus ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a      
commission %all be consid]$ to be a     
nonp>tisan indep5d5t commission if--    
7#a7 ! numb] ( its memb]s :o are        
affiliat$ ) ! political p>ty ) ! l>ge/  
p]c5tage ( ! regi/]$ vot]s 9 ! ,/ate :o 
are affiliat$ ) a political p>ty 7z     
det]m9$ ) respect to ! mo/ rec5t        
/atewide election = ,f$]al (fice held 9 
! ,/ate = :i* su* in=mation is          
available7 is equal to ! numb] ( its    
memb]s :o are affiliat$ ) ! political   
p>ty ) ! second l>ge/ p]c5tage ( !      
regi/]$ vot]s 9 ! ,/ate :o are affiliat$
 ) a political p>ty 7z s det]m9$72 &    
7#b7 none ( its memb]s is an elect$     

public (ficial4  7c7 ,/ate def9$ ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !      
sev]al ,/ates4