Introduced:
Jan 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Government Operations and Politics
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Cosponsors
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Latest Action
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2025
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<p><strong>Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act or the CLEAN Elections Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes requirements for nonpartisan redistricting.</p><p>States must conduct congressional redistricting using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission, beginning with the 2020 census.</p><p>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.</p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 3, 2025
Subjects (4)
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional elections
Government Operations and Politics
(Policy Area)
State and local government operations
Cosponsors (4)
(D-NY)
Aug 8, 2025
Aug 8, 2025
(D-VA)
Jul 21, 2025
Jul 21, 2025
(D-MN)
Jul 14, 2025
Jul 14, 2025
(D-PA)
Jan 15, 2025
Jan 15, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 3, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:15 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 158 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 158
To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out
congressional redistricting.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out
congressional redistricting.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 158 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 158
To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out
congressional redistricting.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out
congressional redistricting.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption
Reform of Elections Act'' or the ``CLEAN Elections Act''.
SEC. 2.
OUT REDISTRICTING.
(a) Requirement.--
(1) Congressional redistricting.--Each 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 districts.--
Notwithstanding 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 Status.--For 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 Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' means each
of the several States.
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(a) Requirement.--
(1) Congressional redistricting.--Each 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 districts.--
Notwithstanding 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 Status.--For 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 Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' means each
of the several States.
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