HR 4358119th CongressIn Committee

Anti-Rigging Act of 2025

Introduced: Jul 10, 2025

Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-Texas)

Civil Rights & Justice

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

The Anti-Rigging Act of 2025 would curb how often states redraw U.S. congressional districts after a decennial census. Specifically, it would bar a state from conducting more than one congressional redistricting following a census-apportionment cycle, allowing only a second redistricting within a decade if a court requires it to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting Rights Act. The measure would not change how states conduct elections for state or local offices. Its provisions would apply to redistricting decisions that occur after the 2020 census. In short, the bill aims to limit “remapping” of federal congressional districts within the same decade, potentially reducing opportunities for partisan or strategic district shaping.

Key Points

1Prohibits states from conducting more than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, with limited exceptions.
2Adds new language to 2 U.S.C. 2c: a state may not redistrict again after an apportionment unless required by a court to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting Rights Act.
3Allows a court to mandate additional redistricting only to meet constitutional requirements or to enforce the Voting Rights Act; other circumstances would not trigger a second redistricting.
4Clarifies that the Act does not affect how states conduct elections for state or local offices (districting for those elections remains governed by existing laws and processes).
5Applies to redistricting occurring after the regular decennial census conducted in 2020 (i.e., the post-2020 cycle).

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: U.S. voters in congressional districts and the state legislatures responsible for drawing those districts; political parties and redistricting advocates involved in federal districting.Secondary group/area affected: courts (which may be called upon to order redistricting to comply with the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act) and entities overseeing redistricting processes (e.g., state commissions or legislators).Additional impacts: potential reduction in the ability to respond to mid-decade population shifts or legal challenges through last-minute redistricting; possible litigation or constitutional questions around timing and remedies; no changes to state/local districting processes could influence local representation dynamics; administrative and legal costs associated with enforcing the single-redistricting-per-decade rule and any court-ordered exceptions.

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