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Independent Commissions Would Draw Congressional Maps Instead of Politicians

Officially: Redistricting Reform Act of 2025

This bill requires every state with multiple House seats to use 15-member independent commissions to draw congressional district maps. It bans partisan gerrymandering and mid-decade map changes, and sets up federal courts as a backstop if states miss their deadlines.

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Sitting in House Committee

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What this bill actually does

Every state with more than one House seat must use a 15-member independent commission to draw congressional districts, unless it already has a qualifying commission or uses Iowa's special model.
Commissioners come from a screened pool of 36 applicants — 12 from each major party and 12 independents — chosen by a nonpartisan agency, with strict rules against conflicts of interest and recent political activity.
Maps must follow a ranked list of rules: equal population and constitutional requirements first, then Voting Rights Act compliance including coalition districts, then protections against diluting minority voting power, then keeping communities of interest together.

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Introduced

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House Committee

Under House committee consideration

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (9/18/2025)

SEP 18

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Senate Review

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