,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bb1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,lawler introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committees on         
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
,house ,administration1 for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the congressional
 districts established by a ,state to   
meet certain requirements1 to prohibit  
,states from carrying out more than one 
congressional redistricting after a     
decennial census and apportionment1 to  
exclude aliens without lawful status    
under the immigration laws from number  
of persons used to determine            
apportionment of representatives and    
number of electoral votes1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act

 may be cited as the ,fair              
,apportionment and ,independent         
,redistricting for ,maps that ,avoid    
,partisanship ,act or the ,,fair ,,map  
,act4  #b4 ,requirements for            
congressional districts  7a7            
,requirements ,the congressional        
districts of a ,state shall meet each of
 the following requirements3 7#a7 ,each 
congressional district in the ,state    
shall consist of contiguous territory   
7except to the extent necessary to      
include any area which is surrounded by 
a body of water74  7#b7 ,each           
congressional district in the ,state    
shall be as compact in form as          
practicable4  7#c7 ,no congressional    
district in the ,state shall be drawn to
 discourage competition1 or for the     
purpose of favoring or disfavoring an   
incumbent1 a particular candidate1 or a 
particular political party4 ,in         
establishing congressional districts1   
the ,state shall consider the           
maintenance of cores of existing        

districts1 of pre-existing political    
subdivisions1 including counties1       
cities1 and towns1 and of communities of
 interest4  7#d7 ,to the extent         
practicable1 the population of each     
congressional district in the ,state    
shall not vary from the population of   
any other congressional district in the 
,state 7as determined on the basis of   
the total count of citizens of the      
,united ,states and aliens with lawful  
status under the immigration laws 7as   
such term is defined in section #aja of 
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja77 of the most recent
 decennial census conducted by the      
,bureau of the ,census74  7b7 ,effective
 date ,subsection 7a7 shall apply with  
respect to congressional districts      
established on or after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,limit on  
congressional redistricting after an    
apportionment ,the ,act entitled ,an    
,act for the relief of ,doctor ,ricardo 
,vallejo ,samala and to provide for     

congressional redistricting1 approved   
,december #ad1 #aifg 7#b ,u4,s4,c4      
#b;c71 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3 ,a ,state which has been 
redistricted in the manner provided by  
law after an apportionment under section
 #bb7;a7 of the ,act entitled ,an ,act  
to provide for the fifteenth and        
subsequent decennial censuses and to    
provide for an apportionment of         
,representatives in ,congress1 approved 
,june #ah1 #aibi 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #b;a71   
may not be redistricted again until     
after the next apportionment of         
,representatives under such section1    
unless a court requires the ,state to   
conduct such subsequent redistricting to
 comply with the ,constitution1 to      
enforce the ,voting ,rights ,act of     
#aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc et seq471 or 
to comply with the ,,fair ,,map ,act44  
#d4 ,exclusion of aliens without lawful 
status under the immigration laws from  
number of persons used to determine     
apportionment of representatives and    

number of electoral votes  7a7          
,immigration status on decennial census 
,section #ada of title #ac1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsection 7g7 as         
subsection 7h72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7f7 the following3  7g7
 ,in conducting the #bjcj decennial     
census and each decennial census        
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall include
 in any questionnaire distributed or    
otherwise used for the purpose of       
determining the total population by     
,states a checkbox or other similar     
option for the respondent to indicate1  
for the respondent and for each of the  
members of the household of the         
respondent1 whether that individual is a
 citizen of the ,united ,states or an   
alien with lawful status under the      
immigration laws 7as such term is       
defined in section #aja of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja774  4  7b7 ,exclusion   
7#a7 ,in general ,section #bb7;a7 of the

 ,act entitled ,an ,act to provide for  
the fifteenth and subsequent decennial  
censuses and to provide for             
apportionment of ,representatives in    
,congress1 approved ,june #ah1 #aibi 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #b;a7a771 is amended by      
inserting after not taxed the following3
 and aliens without lawful status under 
the immigration laws 7as such term is   
defined in section #aja of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja774  7#b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7  
shall apply with respect to the         
apportionment of ,representatives       
carried out pursuant to the decennial   
census conducted during #bjcj and any   
succeeding decennial census4  #e4       
,congressional redistricting challenges 
7a7 ,jurisdiction of ,federal courts    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 any challenge to the congressional 
districts established by a ,state shall 
be brought in a district court of the   
,united ,states4  7b7 ,effective date   

,subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect
 to congressional districts established 
on or after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4  #f4 ,prohibiting ,states   
from using ranked choice voting in      
,federal elections  7a7 ,requirement    
,subtitle ,a of title ,,iii of the ,help
 ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb      
,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 by redesignating sections #cje and 
#cjf as sections #cjf and #cjg1         
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after section #cjd the following new    
section3  #cje4 ,prohibiting ,states    
from the use of ranked choice voting    
with respect to an election for ,federal
 office ,a ,state may not carry out an  
election for ,federal office in the     
,state using a system of ranked choice  
voting under which each voter shall rank
 the candidates for the office in the   
order of the voter's preference4  4  7b7
 ,conforming amendment relating to      
enforcement ,section #dja of the ,help  
,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb       

,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is amended by striking
 #cjc1 and #cjd and inserting #cjc1     
#cjd1 and #cje4  7c7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of contents of such ,act is 
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating the     
items relating to sections #cje and #cjf
 as relating to sections #cjf and #cjg1 
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after the item relating to section #cjd 
the following new item3  ,sec4 #cje4    
,prohibiting ,states from the use of    
ranked choice voting with respect to an 
election for ,federal office4  4  7d7   
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 elections held on or after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4  #g4 ,photo 
identification or signature verification
 required  7a7 ,individuals voting in   
person ,notwithstanding any other       
provision of law1 no ,state or local    
election official may provide a ballot  
for an election for ,federal office to  
an individual voting in person unless   
the individual presents to the official 

a valid photo identification card issued
 by a ,federal1 ,state1 or ,tribal      
government that identifies the          
individual4  7b7 ,individuals voting    
other than in person  7#a7 ,in general  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no ,state or local election        
official may accept a ballot for an     
election for ,federal office provided by
 an individual voting other than in     
person unless-- 7,a7 the individual     
submits with the ballot a card or       
envelope signed by the individual2 and  
7,b7 such signature matches the         
signature associated with the individual
 in the computerized statewide voter    
registration list described in section  
#cjc7;a7 of the ,help ,america ,vote    
,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bajhc7;a774  7#b7 ,effective date ,this
 subsection shall apply with respect to 
elections for ,federal office held after
 the election for ,federal office held  
on ,november #c1 #bjbf4  #h4 ,same-day  
registration prohibited ,a ,state may   

not permit an individual to vote in an  
election for ,federal office unless the 
individual is duly registered to vote   
prior to the date of such election4  #i4
 ,no effect on elections for ,state and 
local office ,nothing in this ,act or in
 any amendment made by this ,act may be 
construed to affect the manner in which 
a ,state carries out elections for      
,state or local office1 including the   
process by which a ,state establishes   
the districts used in such elections4