H.R. 7252 · 115th Congress

Fair And Inclusive Redistricting Map Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2018-12-11
Latest action
2018-12-11 · Introduced in House

Summary

Fair And Inclusive Redistricting Map Act or the FAIR Map Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to enter into an agreement with the National Academies under which it shall conduct a study to: (1) develop guidelines, best practices, and examples consistent with outlined criteria to aid states in drawing congressional district maps; and (2) define metrics and limitations to such metrics for geographic contiguity, compactness, and maintaining partisan symmetry.