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H.R. 4889 · 119TH CONGRESS
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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
This bill prohibits a state where the congressional districts have been redistricted after a decennial census from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires the state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The bill is applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the November 2024 election.
Written by the Congressional Research Service for this version of the bill. Later versions may differ. Read at Congress.gov.