States usually could redraw U.S. House districts only once after each national census. Extra map changes would be allowed only for court-related fixes or voter-approved changes tied to the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act.
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Restoring Electoral Stability to Enhance Trust (RESET) Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest action on H.R. 5837: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects voters, candidates, state lawmakers, redistricting commissions, and courts involved in U.S. House maps. Voters and candidates could see fewer changes to congressional district lines between censuses. States would have less room to redraw House maps mid-decade unless one of the bill's exceptions applies.
Why this matters: Congressional maps help decide who represents people in the U.S. House. This bill would make those maps harder to change between census years. That could give voters and candidates more stable district lines. It could also limit how quickly states respond to new concerns unless those concerns fit the bill's legal exceptions.
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