,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ehcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjbe    
,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to prohibit ,/ates f c>ry+ out         
,congressional r$i/rict+ aft] a dec5nial
 c5sus & apportionm5t4  #a4  ,%ort      
title3 f9d+ ( con/itutional au?ority    
7a7  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,re/or+ ,electoral ,/ability to     
,enhance ,tru/ 7,,reset7 ,act ( #bjbe4  
7b7  ,f9d+  ,congress f9ds t x has !    
au?ority to e/abli% ! t]ms & conditions 
,/ates mu/ foll[ 9 c>ry+ out            
,congressional r$i/rict+ aft] an        
apportionm5t ( ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives because--  7#a7 !       
au?ority grant$ to ,congress "u ,article
 ,i1 ,section #d ( ! ,con/itution ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates gives ,congress ! p[] to  
enact laws gov]n+ ! "t1 place1 & mann] (
 elections = ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! au?ority     

grant$ to ,congress "u section #e ( !   
,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution     
gives ,congress ! p[] to enact laws to  
en=ce section #b ( su* am5dm5t1 :i*     
requires ,repres5tatives to be          
apportion$ among ! sev]al ,/ates accord+
 to _! numb]4  #b4  ,limit on           
congressional r$i/rict+ aft] an         
apportionm5t  #b ,u4,s4,c4 #b;c is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,a ,/ate   
:i* has be5 r$i/rict$ 9 ! mann] provid$ 
by law aft] an apportionm5t "u section  
#bb7;a7 ( ! ,act entitl$ #8,an ,act to  
provide = ! fifte5? & subsequ5t dec5nial
 c5suses & to provide = an apportionm5t 
( ,repres5tatives 9 ,congress'1 approv$ 
,june #ah1 #aibi 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #b;a71   
may n be r$i/rict$ aga9 until aft] !    
next apportionm5t ( ,repres5tatives "u  
su* section1 unless3  7a7 a c\rt        
requires ! ,/ate to conduct su*         
subsequ5t r$i/rict+ to comply ) !       
,con/itution or to en=ce ! ,vot+ ,rights
 ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #e #aigc et
 seq474  7b7 a c\rt conducts su*        

subsequ5t r$i/rict+ to comply ) !       
,con/itution or to en=ce ! ,vot+ ,rights
 ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #e #aigc et
 seq471 9 :i* case a ,/ate1 ?r\gh its   
legislature or a /ate-m&at$ r$i/rict+   
commission approv$ ?r\gh a ,/ate        
con/itution1 %all h an opportunity      
foll[+ a c\rt-con/ruct$ apportionm5t to 
conduct alt]nate subsequ5t r$i/rict+ to 
comply ) ! ,con/itution or to en=ce !   
,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #e #aigc et seq474  7c7 a     
,/ate ord]s a /atewide ref]5dum to      
conduct su* subsequ5t r$i/rict+ to      
comply ) ! ,con/itution or to en=ce !   
,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #e #aigc et seq474  4  #c4    
,no effect on elections = /ate & local  
(fice  ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or 9 any am5dm5t
 made by ?is ,act may be con/ru$ to     
affect ! mann] 9 :i* a ,/ate c>ries out 
elections = ,/ate or local (fice1       
includ+ ! process by :i* a ,/ate        
e/abli%es ! di/ricts us$ 9 su*          
elections4  #d4  ,effective date        

,sections #b7;a7 & #b7;b7 & ! am5dm5t   
made by ?is ,act %all apply ) respect to
 any ,congressional r$i/rict+ :i* occurs
 aft] ! regul> dec5nial c5sus conduct$  
dur+ #bjbj4 ,section #b7;c7 %all apply  
only ) respect to /atewide ref]5da ord]$
 aft] ,novemb] #c1 #bjbf4