Landry suspends Louisiana’s May 16 House primary elections over voting rights ruling
Louisiana suspends congressional primaries in wake of Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling (foxnews); Cassidy pans Landry for moving forward with Louisiana Senate primary after voting rights decision (thehill)
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HR5449 · 119th Congress
Redistricting Reform Act of 2025
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This story is about about the Voting Rights Act after historic Supreme Court decision. This bill would require congressional redistricting by states to use a plan developed/enacted by an independent redistricting commission.
If passed, it would:
- Require congressional redistricting by states to use a plan developed/enacted by an independent redistricting • Create uniform federal requirements for how House maps are produced going forward.
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This story is about a historic Supreme Court decision on voting and Louisiana suspending congressional primaries after map rulings. The bill would prohibit states from carrying out more than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.
If passed, it would
- Bar states from redrawing House maps more than once post-census • Limit mid-decade redistricting by law.
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