S. 2885 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the Senate, Sep 18, 2025

119th Congress
1st SessionS. 2885

A BILL

Redistricting Reform Act of 2025

In the SenateNo vote yet

Sponsor: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) · Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text

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Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 18, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”

Sections

Sections · 1

Sec. 1Short title; statement of constitutional authority; table of contentsNo change

Title I — Requirements for Congressional Redistricting · 3

Sec. 101Requiring congressional redistricting to be conducted through plan of independent State commissionNo change
Sec. 102Ban on mid-decade redistrictingNo change
Sec. 103Criteria for redistrictingNo change

Title II — Independent Redistricting Commissions · 5

Sec. 201Independent redistricting commissionNo change
Sec. 202Establishment of selection pool of individuals eligible to serve as members of commissionNo change
Sec. 203Public notice and inputNo change
Sec. 204Establishment of related entitiesNo change
Sec. 205Report on diversity of memberships of independent redistricting commissionsNo change

Title III — Role of Courts in Development of Redistricting Plans · 2

Sec. 301Failure by State to enact planNo change
Sec. 302Special rule for redistricting conducted under order of Federal courtNo change

Title IV — Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions · 5

Sec. 401Payments to States for carrying out redistrictingNo change
Sec. 402Civil enforcementNo change
Sec. 403State apportionment notice definedNo change
Sec. 404No effect on elections for State and local officeNo change
Sec. 405Effective dateNo change