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CLEAN Elections Act

House

Establishes nonpartisan independent redistricting requirements for congressional maps and ties certain election administration funds to similar state legislative redistricting practices

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform.

House

Establishes a House select committee on electoral reform to study alternative congressional election systems and report recommendations to Congress and the President

Latest action: Tue Jan 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Washington, D.C. Admission Act

Senate

Establishes the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth from most of the District of Columbia and sets terms for its admission to the United States while retaining a separate federal capital

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Washington, D.C. Admission Act

House

Admits most of the District of Columbia as the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth while retaining a smaller federal capital district

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Equal Representation Act of 2025

House

Require census-based apportionment counts to exclude noncitizens and add citizenship and immigration status categories to decennial census questionnaires

Latest action: Tue Apr 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.

House

A constitutional amendment to apportion House seats among states based on the number of U.S. citizens rather than total population

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act

Senate

Establishes fairness and accessibility standards for special districts through federal government oversight legislation

Latest action: Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act

House

Establishes fairer and more accessible rules for special districts under federal law and administration

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Fair Representation Act

House

Require ranked-choice voting for federal elections, shift certain states to multi-member House districts, and set federal standards limiting partisan and mid-decade congressional redistricting

Latest action: Wed Jul 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)