H.R. 2057 · 116th Congress
Fair And Inclusive Redistricting Map Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jerry McNerney
- Introduced
- 2019-04-03
- Latest action
- 2019-05-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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 to aid states in drawing congressional district maps; and (2) define metrics related to factors such as maintaining geographic contiguity and compactness, respecting communities of interest, and maintaining partisan fairness.