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title: "Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering."
identifier: "114-HRES-912"
congress: 114
bill_number: 912
bill_type: "HRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/hres/912"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/912"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T04:35:41.483Z"
---
Whereas political gerrymandering occurs when politicians draw their own congressional district lines to protect their self-interest at the expense of creating districts that reflect communities of interest;Whereas political gerrymandering can result in decreased electoral competition between congressional candidates, and in turn decreased responsiveness by Members of Congress to their voters’ interests;Whereas political gerrymandering can be used to split or pack certain demographic and political groups into congressional districts in order to disproportionately diminish their representation in Congress;Whereas political gerrymandering can be used to protect the majority party and punish the minority party;Whereas political gerrymandering can decrease Americans’ faith and trust in congressional elections;Whereas political gerrymandering is generally harmful to our democracy;Whereas many States have taken great strides to ameliorate political gerrymandering, ranging from Hawaii and California to Arizona and Ohio;Whereas the United States Constitution provides the authority for Congress to regulate elections and redistricting; andWhereas the Supreme Court has affirmed Congress’ authority provided in the United States Constitution to regulate elections and redistricting: Now, therefore, be itThat it is the sense of the House of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering.