Only the left has signed this so far (Bill Ranking)
H.R. 158 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)
6 members · Left 2 · Center 4 · Right 0 (Bill Ranking)
| Sponsor | Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R-PA) (Introduced 01/03/2025) |
|---|---|
| Sponsor Voting Record | Center · DW-NOMINATE +0.14 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking) |
| Support |
LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 6 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once |
| Committees | House - Judiciary Committee |
| Latest Action | 01/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Roll Call Votes | There have been no roll call votes |
| Source | view on congress.gov → |
Introduced in House (01/03/2025)
Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act or the CLEAN Elections Act
This bill establishes requirements for nonpartisan redistricting.
States must conduct congressional redistricting using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission, beginning with the 2020 census.
A state may not use federal funds provided for election administration purposes unless it certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that it conducts redistricting for its state legislative districts using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.
119 HR 158 IH: Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 158IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 3, 2025Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act or the CLEAN Elections Act.2.Requiring use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out redistricting(a)Requirement(1)Congressional redistrictingEach State shall conduct Congressional redistricting (beginning with the redistricting carried out pursuant to the decennial census conducted during 2020) in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.(2)Redistricting for State legislative districtsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may not use any funds provided by the Federal Government directly for election administration purposes unless the State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that the State conducts redistricting for State legislative districts in the State (beginning with the first such redistricting carried out after the date of the enactment of this Act) in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.(b)Nonpartisan independent statusFor purposes of this section, a commission shall be considered to be a nonpartisan independent commission if—(1)the number of its members who are affiliated with the political party with the largest percentage of the registered voters in the State who are affiliated with a political party (as determined with respect to the most recent statewide election for Federal office held in the State for which such information is available) is equal to the number of its members who are affiliated with the political party with the second largest percentage of the registered voters in the State who are affiliated with a political party (as so determined); and(2)none of its members is an elected public official.(c)State definedIn this section, the term State means each of the several States.
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| Date | Chamber | All Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 01/03/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/03/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/03/2025 | House floor actions | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Title Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Display Title | CLEAN Elections Act |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | CLEAN Elections Act |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act |
| Official Title as Introduced | To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting. |
There are no amendments to this bill.
* = Original cosponsor
| Committee | Activity |
|---|---|
| House - Judiciary Committee | 01/03/2025 Referred To |
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