States must show how they protect areas when redrawing voting districts.
H.R. 10089 — Representation Act · Filed by James Gallagher (R-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires states to identify areas with shared ties before redrawing voting districts. States cannot split these areas across multiple districts. Splits are only allowed for equal population or voting rights law. States must explain why they split any area. People can sue in federal court if their area is split. People can also sue if the state did not look at their proposed area.
Who it affects
States that redraw voting districts must follow new rules. Residents and areas gain the right to challenge district maps in court. Federal courts will handle more redistricting cases.
One thing to notice
The bill does not define what counts as a community of interest. This may lead to fights about which areas deserve protection. States must explain their choices but the bill does not say how to pick between different areas.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Independents.
- Aug 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- community of interest — An area with shared cultural, economic, or social ties.
- redistricting — Redrawing the lines of voting districts after a census.
- voting rights law — Federal law that protects people's right to vote fairly.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,676 characters) on Aug 15, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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