,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ehgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ca1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,vic5te ,gonzalez ( ,texas 7= himself1 
,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro
 ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 & ,ms4 
,escob>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,/ates f c>ry+  
out m ?an "o ,congressional r$i/rict+   
aft] a dec5nial c5sus & appo9tm5t unless
 x is /rictly m&at$ 9 ! legislation us$ 
to implem5t ! new ,congressional map or 
x is necess>y to comply ) ! ,con/itution
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act
 ( #aife1 or ! ,con/itution ( ! ,/ate1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+ 
( con/itutional au?ority  7a7 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,save   
,am]ican ,democracy ,act or ! ,,sad     
,act4  7b7 ,f9d+ ( ,con/itutional       
au?ority ,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
 ,prohibition ) respect to mid-decade   
r$i/rict+  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,a ,/ate :i*  
has r$i/rict$ 9 ! mann] provid$ by law  
aft] an apportionm5t "u section #bb7;a7 
( ! ,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   
may n be r$i/rict$ aga9 until aft] !    
next apportionm5t "u su* ,act unless--  

7#a7 a c\rt requires ! ,/ate to conduct 
su* subsequ5t r$i/rict+ to comply ) !   
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,vot+ 
,rights ,act ( #aife 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajcja et seq471 or ! ,con/itution ( !  
,/ate2 or  7#b7 legislation enact$ by ! 
,/ate to implem5t su* r$i/rict+         
expressly requires su* subsequ5t        
r$i/rict+4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction     
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$ to      
affect ! mann] 9 :i* a ,/ate c>ries out 
elections = ,/ate or local (fice4  7c7  
,effective date ,?is section %all apply 
) respect to any ,congressional         
r$i/rict+ :i* occurs aft] ! regul>      
dec5nial c5sus conduct$ dur+ #bjbj4